Bard College
What Bard College's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2023-24.
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InternationalBard College
International applicants face 2.4× tougher odds at Bard College.
22% of international applicants are admitted, against 52% overall.
Overall52%
International22%
Source: Bard College's Common Data Set 2023-24
Who says yesBard College
88% of students admitted to Bard College go elsewhere.
Only 12% of admits enroll, so Bard College admits far more students than it has seats.
Enroll12%
Go elsewhere88%
Source: Bard College's Common Data Set 2023-24
Test scoresBard College
At most 22% of Bard College's first-years sent an SAT or ACT.
13% sent an SAT and 9% an ACT (some sent both), so most enrolled without a score. SAT middle 50% among those who sent: 1300–1412.
Sent an SAT13%
Sent an ACT9%
Source: Bard College's Common Data Set 2023-24
8 more things the data says PRO
- The admit rate has moved down steadily, from 64.6% in 2018-19 to 52.3% in 2023-24. If the trend holds, expect about 46.0% in 2024-25.
- Only 13% of enrolled first-years sent an SAT score, so its SAT range describes a minority of the class.
- 12% of admitted students chose to enroll, lower than 87% of similar colleges.
- Early Decision filled about 12% of the 2023-24 first-year class, less than most similar colleges.
- After ED, 354 of 402 seats were left for 6,566 other applicants: about one seat for every 19.
- ED applicants were admitted at 77%, against 52.1% for everyone else: 1.5 times the rate.
- Men were admitted at a lower rate: 55.5% for women against 46.2% for men.
- Applications rose 29% from 2018-19 to 2023-24 (5,141 to 6,628).
What students say PRO
From students' own posts on Reddit and admissions forums: self-reported, unverified, never used in your odds.
- Almost all admits who named a round (15 of 16) applied Early Action; one applied Regular Decision.
- About 15 admits had a long-running arts or writing commitment, such as classical music, a literary magazine, photography, juried art or published writing.
- About 11 admits did mentoring, camp counselling or volunteer work, and several raised money for a cause.
- About 7 admits held a top role built over years: founder, president, captain or editor of a club, team or nonprofit.
- Students report Bard deferred some Early Action applicants and asked for first-semester senior grades; one deferred applicant was later admitted with a generous scholarship.
- Students report Bard aid is hard to predict: merit rules are unclear, need was met but sometimes below expectations, and Bard Berlin offered a full scholarship.
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