| Name |
Bard College |
| Address |
PO Box 5000
Annandale on Hudson, NY 12504 |
| Website |
http://www.bard.edu |
| Email |
admission@bard.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
77% |
| Percent Fraternity |
N/A |
| Percent Sorority |
N/A |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
75% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
77% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (93%), women's dorms (6%), cooperative housing (1%) |
| College Owned Singles |
44% |
| College Owned Doubles |
46% |
| College Owned Triples |
10% |
| College Owned Apartments |
N/A |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
51 |
| Sprinkler System |
65% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
600 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
75% |
| Nearest Airport |
Albany, NY (60), New York City (90) |
| Nearest Train |
Rhinecliff (6) |
| Nearest Bus |
Kingston (8) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
40% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
45% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,650 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
International Student Cultural Show, Bard Music Festival, Spring Fling, Senior Project Shows, John Ashbery Poetry series, Human Rights film/lecture series, Asian Night, Urban Cowboy Night, Weekly Coffeehouse Series, International Student Food Festival, student-run theater performances |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra |
| Num Organizations |
115 |
| Honor Societies |
N/A |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Christian Students Fellowship; Jewish Students Organization; Muslim Students Organization; Kosher/Halal Kitchen & Prayer Space; Buddhist meditation; Catholic community; Institute of Advanced Theology; The Circle |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Asian American Organization, Black Student Organization, International Students Organization, Latin American Students Organization, Burma Project, Ghana Project, Nicaragua Project, Human Rights Project, Hindu Cultural Society, Jewish Students Organization, Muslim Students Organization, Tertulia Espanola, Circolo Italiano; |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Migrant Labor Project, Model UN, Outdoor Club, Queer Straight Alliance, Film Committee, Diversity and Inclusion Board, Community Garden, Emergency Medical/First Aid Services, Prison Initiative, Orchestra, Balinese Gamelan, Electro-Acoustic ensemble, Chamber Singers, Chamber ensembles, Debate Team, Entertainment Committee, WXBC Radio Station, P. I. R. A. T. E. S. , Root Cellar, Surrealist Training Circus, High Tea, Crafternoon, Dance Club, Four Square, Contradance Club, Bard Ultimate Disc, Book Exchange, Asian Film Club, Animal Rights Group, Bard Equestrian Club, Musical Theater Company, Contact Improvisation, Peer Health Educators, Wayfinder Experience |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Observer -7x semester, Free Press - 2 per month, Journal of Social Sciences - 1 per year, Bard Papers - 1 per year, Moderator - 1 per semester, Verse Noire - 1 per semester, La Voz - 2 per semester |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
N/A |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
N/A |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1860 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
1,585 |
| Setting |
Rural |
| Endowment |
144,002,781 |
| Application Deadline |
January 15 |
| Application Fee |
50 |
| Selectivity |
Most selective |
| Tuition |
34,782 |
| Room Board |
9,850 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
50% |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
N/A |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
286,000 |
| Num Subscriptions |
13,000 |
| Num Microforms |
1,320 |
| Num Audiovisual |
3,320 |
| Num Ebooks |
1,200 |
| Library Facilities |
90m line databases, Hannah Arendt collection, Bard family papers, Senior Project collection, Marius Bewley collection, Olin Dows collection, 2-day book delivery from multi-campus consortial collection of 4 million+ volumes, digital Bluecher archive. |
| Museums |
Levy Economics Institute, Center for Curatorial Studies, Ecology Field Station/National Estuarine Research Reserve, Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Milton and Sally Avery Center for music, film and electronic integrated arts |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
400 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
75 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
200 |
| Num Wired Labs |
450 |
| Num Wired Other |
1,000 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
500 |
| Recommended Os |
N/A |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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