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The Bard Network

Students from two Bard partner institutions, Smolny
College and American University of Central Asia, at
Ala Archa National Park in the Tian Shan mountains
of Kyrgyzstan.
Bard envisions the liberal arts institution as the hub of a network, rather than a single, self-contained campus.
Numerous institutes for special study are available on and off campus, connecting Bard students to the greater community. Bard’s undergraduate program is based in Annandale, but students can take advantage of many opportunities outside the region, through Bard programs from New Orleans to Budapest and Bard College Berlin. Bard’s philosophy is that colleges can and should play a broad role in education; for this reason, Bard operates or partners with high schools and graduate schools. Many Bard College undergraduate students began at Bard Early Colleges, or go on to pursue a master’s degree through Bard in conjunction with or after completing their bachelor’s.
Where can I study at Bard?
Bard College Berlin

Where can I study at Bard?

Bard's historic main campus is located along the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. From this idyllic rural setting emerge Bard's undergraduate program and many Bard institutes. But the College's initiatives reach far beyond Annandale. Campuses in New York City, Boston, California, Germany, and Russia bring Bard's mission to the world. From urban settings to rural, from programs at small institutes to large universities, Bard is a global institution for the 21st century.

Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses
Students in Professor Myra Young Armstead's Inclusion at Bard ELAS course dedicate new public signage on campus.

Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses

Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences (ELAS) courses link coursework and critical thinking skills with engagement activities that contextualize course materials and enhance learning. A significant portion of the learning takes place outside of the classroom, where students engage with different geographies, organizations, and programs in local communities, or in the communities where Bard’s national and international partners are based.

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Our Locations

Annandale Programs
Robotics class at Bard College. Photo by Pete Mauney '93 MFA '00.

Annandale Programs

Bard's main campus houses the following programs:
Bard Undergraduate Program
Bard Center for Environmental Policy
Bard College Conservatory of Music
Bard Prison Initiative
Center for Curatorial Studies
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy
Master of Arts in Teaching
Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts
The Orchestra Now

New York City Programs
Bard MBA in Sustainability Program in New York City.

New York City Programs

Bard Early College at the Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy
Bard Globalization and International Affairs
Bard Graduate Center
Bard High School Early College Manhattan
Bard High School Early College Queens
Bard MBA in Sustainability
Bard Microcollege at Brooklyn Public Library
International Center of Photography – Bard Program

Other U.S. Programs
Bard College at Simon's Rock. Photo by Bill Tipper

Other U.S. Programs

Bard College's initiatives reach far beyond Annandale with campuses in New York City, Boston, California, and other U.S. locations.

California: Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program
Louisiana: Early College in New Orleans
Maryland: Bard High School Early College Baltimore
Massachusetts: Bard College at Simon's Rock
Massachusetts: Bard Microcollege Holyoke
Massachusetts: Longy School of Music of Bard College
New Jersey: Bard High School Early College Newark
New York State: Bard Early College Hudson
New York State: Bard Prison Initiative
Ohio: Bard High School Early College Cleveland

International Programs
Al-Quds Bard Commencement, East Jerusalem.

International Programs

Bard Abroad offers students a wide range of opportunities to engage in international dialogue with study abroad opportunities as well as campus-based programs such as the Institute for International Liberal Education and the Program in International Education (PIE).

China: Bard Early College Chengdu and Bard Early College Houde Academy Shenzhen
Germany: Bard College Berlin, a Liberal Arts University
Hungary: Central European University
Kenya: Rift Valley Institute
Kenya: Sudan Open Archive
Kyrgyzstan: American University of Central Asia
Russia: Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Smolny)
East Jerusalem: Al-Quds Bard Partnership

Additional Curricular and Cocurricular Opportunities