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Bard College

General Information

Name: Bard College
Address: , Annandale-On-Hudson, NY 12504-5000
Phone:

  • General information: (845) 758-6822
  • Financial aid office: (845) 758-7525
  • Admissions office: (845) 758-7472

Website: www.bard.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$34,782$32,490$30,548
Books and supplies$850$750$600
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$9,850$9,310$8,908
        Other expenses$1,050$950$950

Total expenses   
On-campus$46,532$43,500$41,006

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 51%
  • Federal grants: 15%
  • State/local grants: 10%
  • Institutional grants: 42%
  • Student loans: 36%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3650
  • State/local grants:$2718
  • Institutional grants:$18545
  • Student loans:$4909

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$50
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants4,8282,2212,607
Percent admitted37.9%34.1%41.2%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time27.2%30.6%24.8%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 2109
Undergraduate enrollment: 1864
First-time student retention: 89%
Overall graduation rate: 72%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 96%
    • Part Time: 4%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 41%
    • Women: 59%

White non-hispanic: 67%
Black non-hispanic: 4%
Hispanic: 5%
Asian/pacific islander: 5%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 17%

Degrees offered

    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Ecology - Master
    Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching - Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Biological and Physical Sciences - Bachelor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Social Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Master, Doctor
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other - Master


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