First-Year and Transfer Students

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For first-year and transfer students applying to Bard, need-based financial aid is available from the College, as well as from public and private sources. To apply for financial aid submit all the forms below by the deadline. Please note that applications for financial aid will not be processed until all required documents are received.

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Financial Aid Checklist

Step 1. Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
Step 1. Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA): Bard requires that all students seeking financial aid complete the FAFSA. The FAFSA must be submitted in order for federal aid eligibility to be determined. For 2024-25 only, the FAFSA will be available beginning in December.
- Deadline: December for early admission candidates
- February 1 for fall entrance for new students
- March 31 for returning students
- Federal College Code: 002671
Learn More about FAFSA
Step 2. Complete the CSS PROFILE to be considered for institutional need-based aid.
Step 2. Complete the CSS PROFILE to be considered for institutional need-based aid.

All students requesting Bard aid must fill out the College Scholarship Service (CSS)/Financial Aid PROFILE.
- Deadline: December 1 for early admission candidates
- February 1 for fall entrance for new students
- March 31 for returning students
- CSS College Code: 2037
The CSS Profile form is not required if you intend only to be considered for federal financial aid.

Learn more about the CSS PROFILE
Step 3. Complete any supplemental forms

Step 3. Complete any supplemental forms

Noncustodial Parent's PROFILE
Whether the parents of the applicant are divorced, separated, or were never married, the noncustodial parent will be expected to complete the Noncustodial Parent's PROFILE after the student has completed the CSS PROFILE. This form is typically required when an applicant applies for financial aid for the first time.

Verification Worksheets

Approximately 30 percent of those filing the FAFSA are selected by the federal processor to be verified; the Verification Worksheet must be submitted to confirm the size of the family's household and the number of students in college on at least a half-time basis. In addition, income must be verified for parent and student. The IRS Data Retrieval Tool on the FAFSA or the IRS Tax Return Transcript are acceptable forms of income verification.

Contact Bard Financial Aid

Bard College
Office of Financial Aid
PO Box 5000
(30 Campus Road)
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504-5000

Location: Physical Plant, Rm 108
Phone: 845-758-7526 or 845-758-7525
Fax: 845-758-7336
E-mail Undergraduate: [email protected]
E-mail Graduate: [email protected]

Bard Financial Aid Staff

First-Year and Transfer Students

Financial Aid Checklist

Step 1. Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

Step 2. Complete the CSS PROFILE to be considered for institutional need-based aid.

Step 3. Complete any supplemental forms

Verification Worksheets

Contact Bard Financial Aid