68%
Graduation Rate
85%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Bard College, the graduation rate is 68 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 85 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 66.54% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 327 students out of 484 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Bard College.
By gender, 132 male and 195 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 484 | 327 | 67.56% |
|---|
| Men | 194 | 132 | 68.04% |
|---|
| Women | 290 | 195 | 67.24% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Bard College.
- Asian: 56.25%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 72.41%
- Hispanic: 67.86%
- White: 68.15%
- Two or More Race: 63.16%
- Unknown: 60.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| Asian | 56.25%(9/16) |
70.00%(7/10) |
33.33%(2/6) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 72.41%(21/29) |
75.00%(6/8) |
71.43%(15/21) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 67.86%(38/56) |
65.00%(13/20) |
69.44%(25/36) |
|---|
| White | 68.15%(184/270) |
67.26%(76/113) |
68.79%(108/157) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 63.16%(12/19) |
28.57%(2/7) |
83.33%(10/12) |
|---|
| Unknown | 60.00%(12/20) |
71.43%(5/7) |
53.85%(7/13) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Bard College, 51 of 74 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 68.92%.