[updated for 2024-2025 admission data]
How hard is Bard College to get into?
This page provides the latest information on Bard College (Bard)'s admission process, acceptance rate, and student profile. Bard's acceptance rate is 52.12% for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 7,583 students applied and 3,952 were admitted to the school. It means that your chances of getting into Bard is not low.
To apply to Bard, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2024-25, Bard's acceptance rate is 52.12% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 12.78%. 2,891 men and 4,673 women applied to Bard and 1,253 men and 2,686 women students were accepted.
19 applicants who has another gender applied and 13 were accepted.
Among them, 183 men and 317 women were enrolled in Bard. You can explore the Bard's admission rates and SAT score trends over the past decade, including year-by-year data and analysis, by visiting Admission Trends page.
Median SAT and ACT Score
For the academic year 2025, 66 students (13% of enrolled students) submitted SAT scores and 46 students (9% of enrolled students) submitted ACT scores as part of the admission process at Bard.
The median SAT score for admitted students is 1,380, including 710 in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and 670 in SAT Math. The 75th percentile SAT EBRW score is 750 and the 25th percentile is 650. For SAT Math, the 75th percentile score is 700 and the 25th percentile is 620.
The median ACT composite score is 30, with a 75th percentile score of 32 and a 25th percentile score of 28 at Bard. The median ACT Math score is 27 and the median ACT English score is 33.
How competitive is Bard's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at Bard College are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,295, ACT: 29 - private (not-for-profit) baccalaureate college - arts & sciences).
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not required, but considered in admission process at Bard. The english proficiency test is required .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Bard College.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
The following provides general admission information for applying to Bard:
- Open Admission Policy: No
- Undergraduate Application Fees: -
- Graduate Application Fees: -
- Admission Information: www.bard.edu/admission/
- Online Application: www.bard.edu/admission/firstyear
- Calendar System: Semester
- Course for High School Students: Not Offered
- Credits Accepted: Advanced placement (AP) Credits
- Degree Offered: Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctoral (Research)
Bard Admission Frequently Asked Questions
Bard is less competitive, with an acceptance rate of 52.12%.
Bard recommends submitting SAT or ACT scores, but they are not strictly required for admission. The average SAT score required for admission to Bard is 1,380, and the average ACT score is 30. Meeting or exceeding these scores will improve your chances of admission.
Yes, Bard requires applicants to submit a personal essay or statement as part of the application.
Yes, Bard requires applicants to submit a recommendation letter as part of the application.
Bard does not require an application fee for undergraduate or graduate admission.
Yes, Bard requires applicants to submit high school GPA, high school record or transcript as part of the admission process.
Yes, Bard requires international applicants to submit an English proficiency test (like TOEFL or IELTS) as part of the application.
The institutional SAT code for Bard is 2037 and 4-digit ACT code is 2674.