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Bard College

Bard College is located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, United States. It was founded in the year 1860 by John Bard and was known as St. Stephen’s College. Bard College was established in association with the Episcopal Church of New York City. The college's campus occupies approximately 600 acres land. The college offers more than 40 academic programs through four academic divisions. These are:

  • Arts
  • Languages and Literature
  • Science, Mathematics, and Computing
  • Social Studies

Bard college is home to more than 60 student clubs and organizations including the Christian Students Fellowship, Kung Fu Club, Bard Animal Rights Collective, Outdoor Club, Black Student Organization, and Dance Club.

Campus Location

Annandale-On-Hudson, NY 12504-5000
USA
Main Tel: (845) 758-6822
Web Site

The campus is in a town not far from a more urbanized area.

Bard College Highlights

Where Bard College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, fine arts, liberal arts, and science.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Selective admissions.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor3345
Associate1421
Master1304
Doctorale11

Bard College Students

The student enrollment at Bard College was 2,297 in 2007 (2,235 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 88% of enrolled students and graduate students are 12%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 36,534
Room$ 5,198
Board$ 5,148
Books and supplies$ 850
Other$ 1,150

Financial Aid: Bard College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  80
Without tenure; working toward tenure  42
Without tenure; tenure not available  46

Housing and Meals

Bard College provides on-campus housing for 1,390 of its 2,235 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Bard College Athletics

Bard College is in the Independent Northeast Region for major sports.

Bard College Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men27%
Women27%
All27%

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (44 awarded)

  • Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (19 awarded)

  • Secondary Education and Teaching

FINE ARTS (141 awarded)

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (360 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Social Sciences

SCIENCE (43 awarded)

  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Ecology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Bard College with government-defined occupation categories.)

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