Robotics class at Bard College. Photo by Pete Mauney '93 MFA '00.
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'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.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 Microcollege at Brooklyn Public Library
- Bard MBA in Sustainability
- International Center of Photography – Bard Program
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 Academy 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 Prison Initiative
- Ohio: Bard High School Early College Cleveland
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).- East Jerusalem: Al-Quds Bard Partnership
- Kyrgyzstan: American University of Central Asia
- Hungary: Central European University
- Germany: Bard College Berlin, a Liberal Arts University
- Kenya: Rift Valley Institute
- Russia: Smolny College
- Kenya: Sudan Open Archive
