Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Bard

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 73.40% where the current academic year rate is 67%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Bard College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	78%	77%	79%
2016-17	78%	75%	80%
2017-18	74%	73%	75%
2018-19	75%	74%	76%
2019-20	76%	74%	78%
2020-21	73%	69%	77%
2021-22	70%	68%	72%
2022-23	71%	73%	70%
2023-24	72%	68%	75%
2024-25	67%	68%	67%
Average	73.40%	71.90%	74.90%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.30% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bard College from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.00% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Bard from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Bard College since 2025.

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