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University or college · Private nonprofit

Bard College

Red Hook, NYPart of a 3-campus system104 online only

Bard College is a private nonprofit college in Red Hook, NY, with about 2,818 students on campus.

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Students on campus
2,818
plus 104 studying only online
Admission rate
52%
lower than at 83% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$34,649
higher than at 91% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
68%
higher than at 74% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$46,543
whole college system
In brief

Bard College, in brief

A large share of international students

14% of undergraduates come from outside the U.S.. The students ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Bard College’s biggest bachelor’s programs, biological and physical sciences graduates earn a median $64,518 four years out. Fine and studio arts graduates earn $34,667. Program earnings cover the whole system. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; earnings, debt and repayment are reported for the whole 3-campus system.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

2,414 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 45%Hispanic 14%Black 13%Asian 3%Two or more 7%International 14%

Women and men

Women 57%Men 43%
9 : 1
students per teacher
17%
get Pell grants (lower income)
32%
take federal loans
22%
undergrads 25 or older
9%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Bard College?

52%

of applicants admitted

About 10 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
650–750
SAT math
620–700
ACT
28–32

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1380.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $84,553 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $66,436Room & board $18,852Books & supplies $950

After grants, the average family on aid pays $34,649.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$22,139

About $88,556 over 4 years · 74% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
68%
within 6 years · Pell students 69%
Come back for year two
85%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$46,543
median, whole college system
Typical debt
$24,254
about $257 a month over 10 years · whole system

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting (whole college system)

9.9%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$257 a month against about $2,589 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, whole college system

79%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 94% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment (whole college system)

Lower incomeunder $30k
$39k
Middle income$30–75k
$45k
Higher incomeover $75k
$52k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 26%Visual & performing arts 24%Social sciences 22%Interdisciplinary 15%English 13%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported); reported for the whole college system.

Social Sciences, General158 graduates a year · typical debt $23,125
$49k4 yrs out
Fine and Studio Arts114 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$35k4 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences95 graduates a year · typical debt $26,455
$65k4 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other69 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$50k4 yrs out
Music13 graduates a year
—not reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other2 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

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15% of Red Hook’s 11,129 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Red Hook pages.

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Nearby

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Straight-line distances from Bard College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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20.5 mi5,448 students
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20.7 mi5,951 students
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21.2 mi7,050 students
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23.1 mi2,456 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid and are reported for the whole 3-campus system. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.