Bard College

Common Data Set 2020-21

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Acceptance Rate

7.5%

Applications

2,946

Admitted

222

All Extracted Fields

A. General Information

First Name:
Mark D. Halsey
Last Name:
Vice President for Institutional Planning and Research
Title:
Office of Institutioinal Planning and Research
Office:
PO Box 5000 Bard College
Address Line 1:
Annandale-on-Hudson/NY/12571/USA
Address Line 2:
845-752-2336
City:
halsey@bard.edu
Zipcode
Yes
Country:
No
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:
Mailing Address:
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City/State/Zip/Country:
Name of College/University:
845/758-7472
Street Address Line 2:
Bard College
Street Address Line 3:
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504
City
845/758-5208
State
admissions@bard.edu
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number (Out-of-State Area Code):
If your academic year has changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, please indicate as other below.
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:
Differs by program (describe):
Classify your undergraduate institution:
X

B. Enrollment And Persistence

Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: males
5
Other first-year, degree-seeking: males
647
Total degree-seeking: males
30
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: males
83
Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: males
12
Other first-year, degree-seeking: males
1802
All other degree-seeking: males
328
Total degree-seeking: males
2130
Total All Part-Tim Students: Males
151
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: females
14
Other first-year, degree-seeking: females
1034
Total degree-seeking: females
69
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: females
88
Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: females
19
Degree-seeking, first-time: females
43
All other degree-seeking: females
21
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: females
219
Total graduate Full-Time Students: females
0
Degree-seeking, first-time: females
21
All other degree-seeking: females
11
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: females
363
Other first-year, degree-seeking: Unknown
27
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: Unknown
4
Degree-seeking, first-time: Unknown
228
All other degree-seeking: Unknown
103
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: Unknown
940
Total graduate Full-Time Students: Unknown
1
Degree-seeking, first-time: Unknown
90
All other degree-seeking: Unknown
86
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: Unknown
1705
Total all graduate
3
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
125
Asian, non-Hispanic
1
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
124
Two or more races, non-Hispanic
84
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
15
TOTAL
2
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
249
Asian, non-Hispanic
2
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
247
Two or more races, non-Hispanic
152
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
30
TOTAL
7
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
Total (sum of 3 columns to the left)
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
489
Asian, non-Hispanic
4
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
485
Two or more races, non-Hispanic
310
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
51
TOTAL
10

C. First-Time, First-Year Admission

Percent in top half of high school graduating class
ACT Math
Total first-time, first-year males who applied
979
Total first-time, first-year females who applied
1967
Total first-time, first-year females who were admitted
222
Total first-time, first-year students of unknown sex who enrolled
No
Total
Percent
Percent who had GPA of 4.0
0.34
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
0.68
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
0.9
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
0.1
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
0
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
0.35
Total full-time, first-time, first-year females who enrolled
TOTAL
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
Top half +
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
bottom half = 100%
Beginning date: Month
Date
Beginning date: Day
Date
Date: Month
2021-01-01 00:00:00
Date: Day
2021-01-01 00:00:00
Must reply by (date)
C15
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified after
C16
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):Month
2021-04-01 00:00:00
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): Day
2021-04-01 00:00:00
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?
Yes
Number of early decision applications received by your institution
Yes
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan
X
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:
First or only early decision plan closing date
English
X
Science
X
Foreign language
X
Social studies
X
Computer Science
X
Visual/Performing Arts
X
Other (specify)
X
Standardized test scores
ADMISSION
Application Essay
Require
Please provide additional information if the importance of any specific academic or nonacademic factors differ by academic program.
SAT with Essay component required
AP
X
CLEP
X
ACT Writing: 25th Percentile
Percent
ACT Writing: 50th Percentile
Number
ACT Science: 25th Percentile
0.3
ACT Science: 50th Percentile
110
ACT Reading: 25th Percentile
0.14
ACT Reading: 50th Percentile
52
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-699
25th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-499
630
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-399
590
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-299
27
SAT Math: 600-699
75th Percentile
SAT Math: 400-499
718
SAT Math: 300-399
700
SAT Math: 200-299
32
SAT Composite: 800-999
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
ACT Composite: 24-29
0
ACT Composite: 12-17
SAT Composite
ACT English: 24-29
0

D. Transfer Admission

Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:
64
Number
Yes
Unit Type
No
Males
215
Females
309
Males
158
Females
220
Males
64
Females
92
Fall
X
Summer
D4
Essay or personal statement
X

E. Academic Offerings and Policies

Cross-registration
X
Double major
X
Dual enrollment
X
English as a Second Language (ESL)
X
Independent study
X
Internships
X
Student-designed major
X
Study abroad
X
Computer literacy
X
Foreign languages
X
History
X
Physical Education
X
Intensive writing
X
Mathematics
X

F. Student Life

Campus Ministries
X
Choral groups
X
Concert band
X
Dance
X
Drama/theater
X
International Student Organization
X
Jazz band
X
Literary magazine
X
Model UN
X
Music ensembles
X
Musical theater
X
Opera
X
Radio station
X
Student government
X
Student newspaper
X
Student-run film society
X
Symphony orchestra
X
Men's residence halls
X
Apartments for married students
X
Special housing for international students
X
Theme housing
X
Wellness housing
X
Living Learning Communities
X

G. Annual Expenses

If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.
X
Please provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance will be available:
2021-05-01 00:00:00
Required Fees:
16760
Required Fees:
16760
Transportation:
900
Transportation
900
Food and housing total*
800
Transportation:
900

H. Financial Aid

a) Students notified on or about (date): Month
a) Students notified on or about (date):
a) Students notified on or about (date): Day
a) Students notified on or about (date):
If yes, starting date (Month):
Yes
If yes, starting date (Day):
Yes
Academic Year
X
Federal
2720195
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located
950579
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
58347516
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
891028
Total Scholarships/Grants
62909318
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
6413220
or within____weeks of notification.
2021-05-01 00:00:00
Federal Work-Study
1182074
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
0
Total Self-Help
7595294
Parent Loans
1429930
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
1855750
Athletic Awards
0
Federal
0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located
5165
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
1045000
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
57791
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
x
Federal Direct PLUS Loans
x
Federal Nursing Loans
x
Specify:
College/university loans from institutional funds
Total Scholarships/Grants
1107956
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
289500
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
0
Total Self-Help
289500
Parent Loans
208215
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
111132
Athletic Awards
0
Federal Pell Grants
H13
State scholarships/grants
x
Private scholarships
x
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds
x
United Negro College Fund
x
Federal Nursing Scholarship
x
Specify:
Federal Nursing Scholarship
Alumni affiliation
Non-Need Based
Art
x
Alumni affiliation
Need-Based
Art
x
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:
State/district residency
A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item $B$1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort)
363
B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid
295
C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
272
D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid
272
E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid
263
F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid
200
G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
0
H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
73
I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
0.92
J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
57812
K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e
53472
L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f
5632
M. Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan
4297
A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item $B$1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort)
1705
B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid
1355
C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
1299
D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid
1299
E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid
1257
F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid
942
G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
0
H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
285
I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
0.86
J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
53354
K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e
50089
L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f
6735
M. Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan
5482
A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item $B$1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort)
31
B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid
10
C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
7
D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid
7
E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid
7
F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid
4
G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
0
H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
3
I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
0.8
J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
18874
K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e
16827
L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f
3581
M. Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan
2906
N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
13
O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n
23484
P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant
0
Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p
0
N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
39
O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n
25307
P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant
0
Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p
0
P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant
0
Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p
0
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.
381
A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
199
B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
194
C. Institutional loan programs.
0
D. State loan programs.
0
E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
20
A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
0.52
B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
0.51
C. Institutional loan programs.
0
D. State loan programs.
0
E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
0.05
A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
29270
B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
25108
C. Institutional loan programs.
0
D. State loan programs.
0
E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
45007
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
X
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:
108
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:
46942
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:
5069748
CSS Profile
x
Other (specify):
x
Specify:
International Student’s Certification of Finances
FAFSA
H8
CSS Profile
x
Noncustodial Profile
x
Business/Farm Supplement
x
Other (specify):
x
Specify:
Business/Farm Supplement
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):
2021-02-01 00:00:00
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):
2021-02-01 00:00:00

I. Instructional Faculty And Class Size

A. Total number of instructional faculty
160
B. Total number who are members of minority groups
25
C. Total number who are females
68
D. Total number who are males
92
E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
13
F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
145
G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
3
H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
9
I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
3
A. Total number of instructional faculty
93
B. Total number who are members of minority groups
10
C. Total number who are females
45
D. Total number who are males
48
E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
7
F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
60
G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
12
H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
11
I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
10
A. Total number of instructional faculty
253
B. Total number who are members of minority groups
35
C. Total number who are females
113
D. Total number who are males
140
E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
20
F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
205
G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
15
H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
20
I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
13
Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio
9
based on ____ students
1721
and ____ faculty
191
2-9
189
10-19
337
20-29
59
30-39
10
40-49
4
50-99
4
Total
603
Total
0

J. Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

TOTAL (should = 100%)
0
TOTAL (should = 100%)
0
English
0.1562
Biological/life sciences
0.1779
Social sciences
0.3275
Visual and performing arts
0.3384
TOTAL (should = 100%)
1