Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Bard

At Bard College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 50.57%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 46.08%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Bard College than the previous year.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 17.84%, and the 2023 yield is 15.00%. The number of Bard applicants increased by 25.45% (1,315 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 50.57%, and this year's acceptance rate is 46.08% at Bard College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 48.69% and women students' rate is 51.57%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Bard College than the previous year.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Bard College over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 35.16% 35.15% 35.16%
2013-14 37.61%
2.46%
41.82%
0.09%
35.25%
0.09%
2014-15 44.61%
7.00%
44.58%
9.38%
44.63%
9.38%
2015-16 32.17%
-12.44%
31.08%
-11.85%
32.78%
-11.85%
2016-17 56.21%
24.04%
53.53%
24.87%
57.65%
24.87%
2017-18 58.21%
2.00%
55.75%
1.97%
59.62%
1.97%
2018-19 64.56%
6.35%
58.29%
8.53%
68.16%
8.53%
2019-20 64.76%
0.20%
65.04%
-3.54%
64.61%
-3.54%
2020-21 56.95%
-7.81%
53.30%
-5.69%
58.93%
-5.69%
2021-22 60.00%
3.04%
56.00%
3.06%
61.99%
3.06%
2022-23 46.08%
-13.91%
41.05%
-13.53%
48.46%
-13.53%
Average 50.57% 48.69% 51.57%
Bard College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 17.84% where the current academic year yield is 15.00%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Bard College from 2012 to 2023.
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 28.23% 28.16% 28.29%
2013-14 23.78%
-4.45%
27.83%
-7.20%
21.09%
-7.20%
2014-15 18.04%
-5.75%
24.68%
-6.62%
14.46%
-6.62%
2015-16 19.73%
1.69%
24.43%
2.77%
17.23%
2.77%
2016-17 17.48%
-2.25%
19.88%
-0.95%
16.28%
-0.95%
2017-18 16.40%
-1.07%
18.94%
-1.24%
15.04%
-1.24%
2018-19 14.64%
-1.76%
17.84%
-1.96%
13.07%
-1.96%
2019-20 15.15%
0.51%
16.03%
1.62%
14.70%
1.62%
2020-21 12.83%
-2.33%
15.18%
-3.02%
11.68%
-3.02%
2021-22 15.00%
2.17%
17.95%
2.33%
14.01%
2.33%
2022-23 15.00%
0.00%
17.23%
0.10%
14.11%
0.10%
Average 17.84% 20.74% 16.36%
Bard College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,605, the average number of admitted is 2,775, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 478. The number of Bard applicants increased by 25.45% (1,315 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Bard College from 2012 to 2023.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2012-13 5,410 1,902 537
2013-14 5,466
56
2,056
-48
489
-48
2014-15 6,960
1,494
3,105
71
560
71
2015-16 7,044
84
2,266
-113
447
-113
2016-17 5,181
-1,863
2,912
62
509
62
2017-18 4,922
-259
2,865
-39
470
-39
2018-19 5,141
219
3,319
16
486
16
2019-20 4,912
-229
3,181
-4
482
-4
2020-21 4,969
57
2,830
-119
363
-119
2021-22 5,167
198
3,100
102
465
102
2022-23 6,482
1,315
2,987
-17
448
-17
Average 5,605 2,775 478
Bard College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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