Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$50
Undergraduate$65
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Bard College during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Bard College received a total of 5,167 applications. These applications included 1,741 male applicants and 3,420 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 5,167 applicants, Bard College admitted 3,096 students. Among the admitted students, there were 974 males and 2,122 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 473 students chose to enroll at Bard College. This means that 473 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 173 were male and 300 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Bard College had an overall acceptance rate of 60% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 56% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 62%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Bard College had an overall yield rate of 15% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 18%, and for female admitted students, it was 14%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Bard College over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Bard College uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Bard College operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school record
- Recommendation letters
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Formal demonstration of competencies
Neither required nor recommended
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Bard College.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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