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2022-2023 Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Tuition          $59,800
Room and Board           17,180
Campus facilities fee                352
Campus health Services fee                470
Language and Thinking Meal Plan                990
Citizen Science Program Meal Plan                810
Tuition Insurance Plan                816
12 Month Health Insurance Plan             3,350
Security deposit                225

2022-2023 Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Tuition
All students are billed as full-time tuition (10-20 credits). Students registering for more than 20 credits will be charged a fee of $1,869 for each additional credit. 

Students registering for 9 credits or less are considered part-time, and are charged at a per credit fee of $1,869. To update your registration status from full-time to part-time, it must be approved by various departments via a Part-Time Request Form and submitted to both the Office of the Registrar and the Office of Student Accounts prior to drop/add.

Room and Board
All resident students are charged Room and Board and are required to take the meal plan. All regular semester meal plans, which are included in the Board charge, are the same cost.
 
Campus Facilities Fee
The campus facilities fee, which provides access to the campus facilities, is required for all off campus students.
 
Campus Health Services Fee
The campus health services fee, which provides access to the health and counseling center, is required for all enrolled students. Additional charges may be incurred during the academic year related to medications or other provided services. Information regarding additional charges is available at the Health Services Office.

Language and Thinking and Citizen Science Meal Plans
All students attending the Language and Thinking and Citizen Science Programs are required to take the meal plan during these programs. An additional charge of $990 is applied for the meal plan taken during the Language and Thinking program and $810 is applied for the meal plan taken during the Citizen Science program.
  
Tuition Refund Insurance Plan
All enrolled full-time students will be charged an optional tuition insurance plan at an additional cost of $816, which is charged in the fall semester. Students who elect to waive the tuition insurance must submit a waiver form online by the appropriate deadline, so that the charge can be removed from the student's account. Information regarding tuition insurance is available here and here.

Full-time students who begin the academic year in the Spring semester will be charged an optional tuition insurance plan at an additional cost of $408.

Student Health Insurance Plan
All enrolled students are required to have health insurance coverage. A 12-month health insurance plan is available through Bard at an additional cost of $3,350, which is charged in the fall semester. Students who elect to have alternate private plans must submit proof of coverage for confirmation that, upon review, it is equivalent to the plan offered through Bard. 

Students who begin the academic year in the Spring semester, will be charged the 7 month health insurance plan cost of $1,970 in the spring semester.
Information regarding health insurance is available at the Health Services Office as well as here.
 
Security Deposit
The security deposit is a one-time-only charge, which is billed in the students first semester. It is refundable at the completion of a students' course of study at the College.

Part-Time Enrollment and Billing

All students are billed as full-time each semester. In order to update your registration status from full-time to part-time, it must be approved by various departments via a Part-Time Request Form. The approved Part-Time Request Form can be obtained at the Office of the Registrar and must be submitted by the student each semester to the Office of Student Accounts prior to the end date of the drop/add period for the term. Part-time registration for billing purposes is considered 9 credits or less, and is charged at a per credit fee, plus any applicable room and board and/or required fees. Please note, the optional tuition insurance plan is not available for part-time students.

Course Fees

  • Academic Leave of Absence
    Students who take an academic leave of absence are charged a $750 administrative fee per semester.
  • Studio Arts
    Students taking one of more studio arts classes are charged a $100 studio arts fee each semester. The fee is assessed based on information received from the Studio Arts Department and the Office of the Registrar. This fee is nonrefundable for courses dropped after the semesters' drop/add period.
  • Dark Room/Digital Imaging
    Students taking one of more photography classes are charged a $200 dark room fee each semester. The fee is assessed based on information received from the Photography Department and the Office of the Registrar. This fee is nonrefundable for courses dropped after the semesters' drop/add period.
  • Digital Imaging
    Students taking one of more photography classes are charged a $200 digital imaging fee each semester. The fee is assessed based on information received from the Photography Department and the Office of the Registrar. This fee is nonrefundable for courses dropped after the semesters' drop/add period.
  • Private Music Lesson
    Students taking private lessons for credit are charged a $250 private music lesson fee per each course taken. The fee is assessed based on information received from the Music Department and the Office of the Registrar. This fee is nonrefundable for courses dropped after the semesters' drop/add period.
  • Course Audits
    Undergraduate students enrolled full time (10-20 credits) may also register to audit courses. The number credits per semester at no charge to audit is up to 4 audit credits or up to 24 credits total combined for credit and audit. A fee of $300 is charged for each additional credit audited.
    Examples:
    • A student is registered for 16 credits taken for credit and is also registered for 6 credits for taken for audit. This is a total of 22 credits. No charge is applied. 
    • A student is registered for 20 credits taken for credit and is also registered for 4 credits taken for audit. This is a total of 24 credits. No charge is applied.
    • A student is registered for 20 credits taken for credit and is also registered for 6 credits taken for audit. This is a total of 26 credits. A total charge of $600 ($300 x 2 credits) is applied for the 2 credits above 24. 

    Undergraduate students enrolled part time (9 or less credits) may register to audit a maximum of 4 credits per semester at no charge. A fee of $300 is charged for each additional credit audited. 

    Matriculated students who are on an approved leave of absence and are approved to audit a course or courses at Bard will be charged a fee of $300 for each credit audited. 

    These fees are nonrefundable for courses dropped after the semesters' drop/add period.

    Nonmatriculated are not able to audit courses.

Contacting Bard Student Accounts

Bard College Office of Student Accounts
PO Box 5000
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504-5000
Phone: 845-758-7520
Fax: 845-758-7125
E-mail: [email protected]

Contacting Bard Student Accounts


Student Account Representatives
Tina Coons | 845-758-7521 | [email protected]
Liz Gent | 845-758-7259 | [email protected]
Cassandra Waldrop | 845-758-7520 | [email protected]
Bursar
Tina Hogan I 845-758-7623 I [email protected]

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