Bard College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Bard College is a private liberal arts college in Annandale-On-Hudson, NY (rural setting), with 2,453 undergraduates (58% women). It admitted 52% of 6,628 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1290–1440 on the SAT and 30–32 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $84,852 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $25,218 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 73% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in visual & performing arts, social sciences, multidisciplinary studies. The campus reported 3.66 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Bard College ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $63,612
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Bard College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Bard College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Liberty League | 21 | — | 2 | $187k | $8,915 | — | |
| Baseball | Liberty League | 35 | — | 1 | $248k | $7,077 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Liberty League | 18 | — | 1 | $173k | $9,622 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Liberty League | 11 | — | 1 | $151k | $13,689 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Liberty League | 12 | — | 1 | $29k | $2,430 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Liberty League | 10 | — | 1 | $32k | $3,238 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Liberty League | 21 | — | 1 | $153k | $7,278 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Liberty League | 30 | — | 1 | $172k | $5,738 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Liberty League | 8 | — | 1 | $97k | $12,114 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Liberty League | 12 | — | 1 | $119k | $9,880 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Liberty League | 8 | — | 2 | $68k | $8,549 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Liberty League | 8 | — | 2 | $71k | $8,891 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Liberty League | 16 | — | 1 | $22k | $1,352 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Liberty League | 11 | — | 1 | $19k | $1,734 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | New England Volleyball Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $148k | $11,391 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Liberty League | 11 | — | 1 | $153k | $13,895 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.