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$66,436
per year
In-State Tuition
46%
Acceptance Rate
68%
Graduation Rate
85%
Retention Rate
Bard College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. Programs offered include Fine & Studio Arts, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Biological & Physical Sciences and Accounting & Finance.
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Business & Finance
Major: Accounting & Finance
Arts & Communications
Broad degrees built to transfer into a bachelor’s program rather than lead to one specific career. They’re a common starting point at community colleges — you pick your major after you transfer.
A combined program in the biological and physical sciences, awarded overwhelmingly as an associate degree (93%) for transfer into a bachelor's science program. NCES CIP 30.0101 "Biological and Physical Sciences".
Multi- and interdisciplinary programs that do not fall under a more specific code. NCES CIP 30.9999 "Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other".
A broad program across the humanities, social sciences, mathematics and natural sciences, most often taken as a transfer degree into a bachelor's program. NCES CIP 24.0101 "Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies".
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Sports
9
Men’s teams
9
Women’s teams
Team Sports(5)
Basketball
Baseball
Soccer
Volleyball
Lacrosse
Individual Sports(5)
Tennis
Track and Field (Indoor)
Track and Field (Outdoor)
Cross Country
Squash
Application Requirements
Historical data for first-time undergraduate applicants seeking a degree or certificate; requirements may have changed. This does not specify a number of recommendation letters.
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In-State Students
From the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, most recent reporting cohort.
Net Price(family income < $30K)
$19,012
Per year, after grants & scholarships
Median Earnings
$46,543
10 years after entry, working full-time
Median Debt at Graduation
$24,254
Among completers who borrowed
CLEP Credits Not Accepted
This school does not award credit for CLEP exams. Verify its AP and dual enrollment policies before counting those credits toward your program.
Explore AP ExamsVerified on Jul 2026
Bard College does not award transfer credit for CLEP exams. Confirm its separate placement policy before using CLEP scores to plan course placement.
Separate policies to verify:
Participates in HEOP
An opportunity program — it combines admission through the program itself with advising, tutoring and money for college costs — for bachelor's-degree students. It is support layered on top of your Pell, TAP or Excelsior aid, not a tuition waiver.
This campus publishes the kinds of support it offers but not the dollar amounts. Ask the campus HEOP team for the current figures.
Places are limited, so meeting the requirements does not guarantee a spot.
Be a New York State resident. Be economically disadvantaged: a member of a household whose total annual income is equal to or less than 185 percent of the US Department of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines. Be educationally disadvantaged — each participating institution sets its own criteria, which include the probability of academic success and non-admissibility under the college's normal admissions standards. Applications and questions about eligibility and financial need must be made directly to the college.
Provides screening and testing assistance; structured academic support including a pre-entry summer program, counseling, tutoring and developmental coursework; supplemental financial and tuition assistance; and career counseling and one-on-one mentoring. NYSED publishes no dollar amounts — the award is determined by the institution.
Type
Private University
Location
Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Dutchess County
Control
Private
Programs Listed
5 career paths
GI Bill Certified
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