Bard College Student Population

How many students at Bard?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Bard College has a total enrollment of 2,911 students, including 2,438 undergraduate and 473 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,230 male students (42.3%) and 1,681 female students (57.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,273 White students (43.7%) and 378 Hispanic students (13%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,438 undergraduate students (83.8%) and 473 graduate students (16.2%).
• Class Delivery:

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - Bard's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, and age distribution.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,230 male (42.25%) and 1,681 female (57.75%) students are attending Bard College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 73.17.

By class level, 2,438 (83.75%) are undergraduate students and 473 (16.25%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.95% are male and 57.05% are female, while among graduate students, 38.69% are male and 61.31% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,273 White, 329 Black, and 101 Asian students out of a total of 2,911 are attending at Bard College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Bard College is quite diverse with a diversity index of 77.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Bard has 33 students under 18 years old and 10 students over 65 years old. There are 2,004 students under 25 years old, and 889 students over 25 years old out of 2,922 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 33 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. Bard has 1,883 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 541 students aged 25 and over.

It has 121 graduate students aged under 25 and 348 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Bard College, 168 students are enrolled in some online courses.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,438 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 77 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.16%.76 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.