Admission

Dates & Deadlines

  • May 1 Enrollment Deadline
    All accepted students should inform the Admission Office of enrollment plans by using the Candidate's Reply Form.


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    Bard Student Profile

    Entering Class, Fall 2007

    Incoming Students
    • First-Year Students: 494
    • Transfer Students: 35; Applications: 250; Admitted: 29%; Matriculated: 47.2%
    • Male: 45%
    • Female: 55 %
    • Public School: 67%
    • Private School: 32%
    • Home schooled (partial or complete): <1%
    • Applications Received: 4980
    • Admitted: 27.1%
    • Matriculated: 37%
    • Active Waitlist: 279; Accepted off waitlist: 8.2%; Matriculated: 56.5%
    Early Action 
    • Applicants: 12%
    • Admitted: 67%
    • Matriculated: 34%
    Rank in Class
    • 40% reported rank
    • Top 10%: 63%
    • Top 50%: 99.5%
    Average GPA
    • 3.5
    SATs/ACT
    • SAT: 61% reported scores
    • Median scores: verbal 680; math: 650
    • Mid 50% range verbal: 640-740; math: 590-690
    • ACT:  21% reported scores
    • Median: 30
    • Mid 50%: 29-31
    Ethnic Diversity
    • Hisp/Latino: 6%
    • African American: 3%
    • Asian/Pacific Islander: 9%
    • Native American/Alaskan Native: 1%
    • Other/unknown: 20%
    • White/non Hispanic: 54%
    • International Students: 14%
    • Dual Citizens, etc: 13%
    Geographic Distribution
    • 38 states + District of Columbia + 38 Countries
    • New England: 19%
    • New York: 24%
    • Mid-Atlantic: 14%
    • South/Southeast: 6%
    • Southwest: 3%
    • Mid-West: 8%
    • West Coast: 15%
    • From 36 countries: Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Chile, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Israel, Kosovo, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mongolia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovak Republic, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Vietnam
     
    Financial Aid
    • 65% received financial assistance
    • Average aid package: $23,704
    • Total Bard aid awarded: $20,000,000
    • Total aid awarded:$34,313,295
    Special Scholarships
    • Excellence and Equal Cost: 24
    • Distinguished Scientist Scholarship: 19
    • Levy Economics: 3
    • New Immigrant: 22
    Academic Facts
    • Average class size: 15
    • Years 1 & 2: 17
    • Years 3 & 4: 11
    • First to Second Rate Retention: 88%
    • Projected (2007) Graduation Rate (6 years): 77%
    Faculty (2006-07)
    • Total Number: 250
    • FTE: 193
    • Minority: 18.6%
    • Women: 45% Men: 55%
    • Terminal Degree: 96%
    Fees 2007-2008
    • Tuition: $35,784; Fees: $750; Room & Board: $10,346; Additional Fees for First-Year Students (L&T): $850
    • Total: $46,880 ($47,730 First-Year)
    Endowment
    • $180,000,000
    Bard College Office of Admission
    PO Box 5000
    Annandale-on-Hudson
    New York 12504-5000

    845-758-7472
    845-758-5208 (fax)
    admission@bard.edu

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