Bard College
Image from Wikimedia Commons
English Wikipedia user Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons
Bard College is a small liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Bard is known for strong arts programs (liberal arts, fine arts, performing arts).
Affordability: Bard College has a fairly low overall net price ($24,318) and offers generous aid. According to NCES data, 78% of freshman were awarded college grants and scholarships for the 2020-21 school year, of $49,109, on average. About half of students take out student loans (49% of freshman borrowed an average of $5,888 in 2020-21). Bard College is most affordable for higher-income families.
Rankings:
Popular Majors (NCES):
Fine/Studio Arts
Liberal Arts
Social Sciences
Biology
English
Students, Admissions, enrollment, graduation rates (NCES):
2,171 undergraduate students; 420 graduate students
60% acceptance rate
15% enrolled
71% graduation rate