Bard College Business Programs

Bard College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York. The surrounding location of Annandale-On-Hudson is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Bard College?

Contact details for Bard are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Annandale Road, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY 12504-5000
Phone:	845-758-6822
Website:	www.bard.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/BardCollegeNY
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/BARDCollege

How Do I Get Into Bard?

You can apply to Bard online at: www.bard.edu/admission/firstyear

Admission Requirements for Bard

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bard?

The acceptance rate at Bard is 57%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 53%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

Can I Afford Bard College?

The overall average net price of Bard is $47,476. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bard, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $7,407 a year. That adds up to $29,628 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bard is 2.2%. 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 Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,118 undergraduate students at Bard, with 1,793 being full-time and 325 being part-time.

There are also 347 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,793 full-time undergraduates at Bard, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bard College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	65
Black or African American	153
Hispanic or Latino	242
White	939
International Students	195
Other Races/Ethnicities	199

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Bard College. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 69 countries are represented at Bard. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and India.

Online Learning at Bard College

Bard College Business Concentrations

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

Major	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	29	29
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	6	6
General Economics	1	1
Accounting and Finance	0	0
TOTAL	36	36

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.