Housing

On-Campus

The graduate rooms are designed for single occupancy (about 110 square feet in size), and are equipped with private bathrooms, thermostats for heat and AC, and Ethernet (wireless and RJ-45 jacks). Each room is furnished with an elevated bed with a two or three-drawer dresser stored underneath or elsewhere, a desk with a carrel, and a desk chair.

There are slightly larger rooms on each floor with window turret seating (four windows), while most others have one window-each window is covered with a black shade. Many rooms have spectacular views of the Catskill Mountains. There are three handicap accessible rooms in the building (one on each floor), which are also available for graduate student use.

The entry to the graduate wing (a private entrance that requires card access) features an atrium that houses the graduate lounge. The lounge includes seating and Internet access. There are also small seating areas on the second and third floors.

Each floor level in the building (three in total) can be accessed by elevator. Kitchen and laundry facilities are located on the ground level and are available to everyone who resides in the building, including the undergraduate students. The kitchen is equipped with two refrigerators, two freezers, a dishwasher, a microwave oven, and a stove. The laundry room is set up with six sets of washers and dryers.

The cost of each room is $5,734 for the 2008-2009 academic year. Dormitory housing for the two-week workshop period carries an additional cost. No refunds of housing payments are given to students who withdraw after the start of the Workshops.

Rooms in the graduate dormitory are limited, so please alert us if you wish to be put on the room request list as soon as possible.

Off-Campus

For those students who prefer to live off campus, a variety of houses and apartments at reasonable rents can be found near the Bard College campus. A free shuttle bus travels several times per day from campus to Red Hook and Tivoli. Housing information is available at the Office of Residence Life and through an email listserv for incoming students. In addition, once their Bard email account is setup, students may use the housing board on Bard's classified page.