How has Bard College changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate rose from 35% (2010) to 52% (2024).
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 5,570 (2010) to 7,583 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment rose from 2,273 (2010) to 2,911 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
SAT mid-50% range: from 1290–1440 (2023) to 1270–1450 (2024)
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
Source: College Scorecard · 2023–2024
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range: from 30–32 (2023) to 28–32 (2024)
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
Source: College Scorecard · 2023–2024
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $43,306 (2011) to $69,672 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.