Bard College at Simon’s Rock Business Programs

Bard College at Simon's Rock is a private not-for-profit institution located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The surrounding location of Great Barrington is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Bard College at Simon’s Rock?

Contact details for Simon's Rock are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230-9702
Phone:	413-644-4400
Website:	www.simons-rock.edu/

How Do I Get Into Simon’s Rock?

You can apply to Simon’s Rock online at: www.simons-rock.edu/admission/apply/apply-online

Admission Requirements for Simon’s Rock

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Simon’s Rock?

Since Simon's Rock has an acceptance rate of 94%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Can I Afford Bard College at Simon’s Rock?

The overall average net price of Simon's Rock is $49,693. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Simon's Rock, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $8,379 a year. That adds up to $33,516 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Simon's Rock is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bard College at Simon’s Rock Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 343 undergraduate students at Simon's Rock, with 328 being full-time and 15 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 328 full-time undergraduates at Simon's Rock, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bard College at Simon's Rock students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	27
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	172
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	64

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Bard College at Simon's Rock. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Bard College at Simon’s Rock

In 2019-2020, 160 students took at least one online class at the school.

Bard College at Simon’s Rock Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Economics	1	1
TOTAL	1	1

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.