Incoming Students
- First-Year Students: 512
- Applications Received: 5510
- Admitted: 28%
- Matriculated: 34%
- Active Waitlist: 235
- Admitted from Waitlist:14%
- Male: 46%
- Female: 54%
- Public School: 64%
- Private School: 36%
- Home schooled (partial or complete): <1%
Early Action
- Applicants: 702
- Admitted: 60%
- Matriculated: 36%
Transfer Students:
- Applicants: 217
- Admitted: 39%
- Matriculated: 85
Rank in Class
- 41% reporting
- Top 10%: 54%
- Top 25%: 95%
- Top 50%: 99.9%
Average GPA
SATs/ACT
- SAT: 52% reported scores
- Median scores: critical reading 680; math:650
- Mid 50% range: critical reading 640-740; math 590-690
- ACT: 23% reported scores
- Median: 30
- Mid 50%: 29-31
Ethnic Diversity
- Hisp/Latino: 5%
- African American/Black: 5%
- Asian/Pacific Islander: 13%
- Native American/Alaskan Native: 1%
- Mixed: 3%
- Other/unknown: 22%
- White/non Hispanic: 51%
- International: 16%
- Dual Citizen/Perm Resident: 10%
Geographic Distribution
- 36 states + 40 Countries
- New England: 16%
- New York: 28%
- Mid-Atlantic: 11%
- South/Southeast: 7%
- Southwest: 2%
- Mid-West: 6%
- West Coast: 14%
- International:16%
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Financial Aid
- 62% received financial assistance
- 53% received Bard institutional aid
- Average aid package: $28,345
- Total Bard aid awarded: $28,000,000
- Total aid awarded: $39,000,000
Special Scholarships
- Excellence and Equal Cost: 18
- Distinguished Scientist Scholarship: 21
- Levy Economics: 9
- New Immigrant: 8
- Bard Opportunity Programs: 36
Academic Facts
- 2008 Academic Year: 1203 classes
- 19% Tutorials
- Class Size:
2-10 students: 21 %
10-20 students: 45 %
20-25 students: 10 %
30+ students: 5%
- First to Second Year Retention: 89%
- 6 Year Graduation Rate: 79%
Faculty
- Total Number: 253
- FTE: 195
- Minority: 17%
- Women: 45% Men: 55%
- Terminal Degree: 97%
Fees
- Tuition: $39,080
- Room & Board: $11,300
- Fees: $1030
- Total: $51,270
- Additional Fees for First-Year Students (L&T): $660
- Total First-Year: $52,070
Endowment
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| *Countries include: Afghanistan, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Viet Nam |