Tuition and Fees 2018-19
Tuition, fees, and expenses for the 2018-19 academic year are as follows:
- M.S. Tuition: $33,766 | M.A. Tuition: $33,766
- Registration Fee: $100
- Facilities Fee: $150
- Security Fee: $225
- Bard Basic Health Insurance: TBD (the estimated cost of the Bard student plan for 2017-18 was $2,720) *
- Bard Health Services Fee: $470**
- Graduation Fee: $120**
*This is mandatory for those students who do not already have health insurance. Those students who have an independent insurance plan may submit a waiver. All international graduate students are automatically enrolled in the Bard plan unless they obtain a waiver by presenting evidence of insurance coverage from one of three different commercial providers.
** This fee is mandatory for all Bard students.
REFUNDS
No refunds of any fees are made in the event that a student withdraws from the program after registration, except as specified below. In no event is the deposit or housing payment refundable.
Students planning to withdraw must submit to the Graduate Committee an official notice of intention to withdraw. The date of receipt of such a notice determines the amount of the refund. Students who officially withdraw before the first day of classes for the term in question are given a full refund, minus the nonrefundable deposit.
The following applies to returning students: If official withdrawal from the program occurs in the first week of classes, 80 percent of tuition is refunded; within the second week, 60 percent; within the third or fourth week, 30 percent. After four weeks, no refunds are given. Fees for registration, student health insurance, and facilities are nonrefundable.
If a student who is receiving financial aid withdraws from the program, their award or loan is prorated. Institutional fellowships are reduced by the same percentage as indicated in the tuition refund schedule above. Federal Direct Loans are calculated according to the federal refund policy on the amount of the loan to be returned to the servicer. A student who is considering withdrawal may wish to confer with the Student Accounts Office and the Financial Aid Office concerning any anticipated refund and the amount of the federal Direct Loan that the College must return to the servicer. This amount has a direct bearing on the amount of refund, if any, that the College will provide the student.
No refund is made in cases of suspension or expulsion.