Bard College
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Bard College
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Bard College
A private college in the public interest.
Bard College seeks to inspire curiosity, a love of learning, idealism, and a commitment to the link between higher education and civic participation.
Bard by the Numbers
1,900
undergraduate students
292
faculty
8:1
student to faculty ratio
1,210
academic classes
77%
received Bard institutional aid
$58K
average aid package
Academics at Bard
Academics at Bard focus on giving students a strong scholarly foundation with our core curriculum, then encouraging them to explore individual academic interests.
In the classroom, the level of academic discourse is high, and students are in close contact with scholars who are active in their disciplines alongside teaching. The College provides a beautiful setting in which students pursue their academic interests and craft a rich cultural and social life.
Explore Bard’s Academics Division and Programs →
Watch: Annie, a premed biology major at Bard, explores the Reem-Kayden Center for Science and Computation.
Campus Life
Inside and outside the classroom, the focus of student life at Bard College is on campus. From its historic Hudson Valley setting to its state-of-the-art science and arts facilities, the College offers an idyllic environment where students can enjoy a rich social life interwoven with their cultural and intellectual pursuits.
Learn More About Campus Life →
Photo by Jonatha Asiedu ’24
Civic Engagement
Civic engagement is at the core of Bard College’s institutional mission, reflecting the fundamental belief that higher education institutions can and should operate in the public interest. Bard uses its resources to develop partnerships that address local, national, and global problems, reach underserved populations, and tackle critical issues of education and public policy.
Visit the Center for Civic Engagement →
What’s New at Bard
Bard College Awarded $1.35 Million Grant in Support of Humanities Curricular Innovation Project
The Mellon Foundation grant will fund Bard’s project, “The Uses and Abuses of History,” which responds to the rise of unreliable digital, social, and other media, heightened by the proliferation of AI-generated content, which not only threatens our ability to discern fact from fiction but confounds our claims to a shared humanity.
Read More →
Bard Student Yale Coopersmith ’26 Recognized as ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Award Recipient
Read More →
Fisher Center LAB Presents the World Premiere of
Suddenly Last Summer
, MacArthur Fellow Courtney Bryan’s First Work for the Stage, Based on Tennessee Williams’s Play, June 25 – July 19
The opera is composed by Bryan and features a libretto by Fisher Center Artistic Director and Chief Executive Gideon Lester and Tony-nominated director Daniel Fish, based on Tennessee Williams’s seldom performed fever dream of a play.
Read More →
Upcoming Events
4/23
Thursday
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today:
2026 Graduate Student Curated Exhibitions
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
EDT/GMT-4
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard
4/23
Thursday
Verdant Vision: The Future of Blithewood Garden
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
EDT/GMT-4
Blithewood
4/23
Thursday
Anthony Lester Fellows in Human Rights
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
EDT/GMT-4
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium
4/23
Thursday
Militant Non-Violence with Uday Singh Mehta
5:00 pm – 6:45 pm
EDT/GMT-4
North Campus Center, Multipurpose Room
4/24
Friday
April Conference
9:30 am – 4:30 pm
EDT/GMT-4
Hybrid Event
Explore Bard
Undergraduate Programs
Undergraduate students can earn a bachelor of arts degree in one of approximately 35 programs.
Explore
Graduate Programs
Bard’s Graduate Programs offer specialized study in human rights, environmental policy, and more.
Explore
Bard Early Colleges
Bard has been a national leader in early college education since 1979.
Explore
International Programs
Bard offers its students a wide range of opportunities to engage in international dialogue.
Explore
Bard Network
Bard envisions the liberal arts institution as the hub of a network that spans the globe.
Explore
GHEA21
Global Higher Education Alliance for the 21st Century is a network of diverse institutions committed to advancing access to liberal arts and sciences education.
Explore
Skip to main content.
Curiosity, idealism, engagement.
Discover Bard
Inquire
Apply
Bard College
A private college in the public interest.
Bard College seeks to inspire curiosity, a love of learning, idealism, and a commitment to the link between higher education and civic participation.
Bard by the Numbers
1,900
undergraduate students
292
faculty
8:1
student to faculty ratio
1,210
academic classes
77%
received Bard institutional aid
$58K
average aid package
Academics at Bard
Academics at Bard focus on giving students a strong scholarly foundation with our core curriculum, then encouraging them to explore individual academic interests.
In the classroom, the level of academic discourse is high, and students are in close contact with scholars who are active in their disciplines alongside teaching. The College provides a beautiful setting in which students pursue their academic interests and craft a rich cultural and social life.
Explore Bard’s Academics Division and Programs →
Watch: Annie, a premed biology major at Bard, explores the Reem-Kayden Center for Science and Computation.
Campus Life
Inside and outside the classroom, the focus of student life at Bard College is on campus. From its historic Hudson Valley setting to its state-of-the-art science and arts facilities, the College offers an idyllic environment where students can enjoy a rich social life interwoven with their cultural and intellectual pursuits.
Learn More About Campus Life →
Photo by Jonatha Asiedu ’24
Civic Engagement
Civic engagement is at the core of Bard College’s institutional mission, reflecting the fundamental belief that higher education institutions can and should operate in the public interest. Bard uses its resources to develop partnerships that address local, national, and global problems, reach underserved populations, and tackle critical issues of education and public policy.
Visit the Center for Civic Engagement →
What’s New at Bard
Bard College Awarded $1.35 Million Grant in Support of Humanities Curricular Innovation Project
The Mellon Foundation grant will fund Bard’s project, “The Uses and Abuses of History,” which responds to the rise of unreliable digital, social, and other media, heightened by the proliferation of AI-generated content, which not only threatens our ability to discern fact from fiction but confounds our claims to a shared humanity.
Read More →
Bard Student Yale Coopersmith ’26 Recognized as ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Award Recipient
Read More →
Fisher Center LAB Presents the World Premiere of
Suddenly Last Summer
, MacArthur Fellow Courtney Bryan’s First Work for the Stage, Based on Tennessee Williams’s Play, June 25 – July 19
The opera is composed by Bryan and features a libretto by Fisher Center Artistic Director and Chief Executive Gideon Lester and Tony-nominated director Daniel Fish, based on Tennessee Williams’s seldom performed fever dream of a play.
Read More →
Upcoming Events
4/23
Thursday
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today:
2026 Graduate Student Curated Exhibitions
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
EDT/GMT-4
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard
4/23
Thursday
Verdant Vision: The Future of Blithewood Garden
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
EDT/GMT-4
Blithewood
4/23
Thursday
Anthony Lester Fellows in Human Rights
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
EDT/GMT-4
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium
4/23
Thursday
Militant Non-Violence with Uday Singh Mehta
5:00 pm – 6:45 pm
EDT/GMT-4
North Campus Center, Multipurpose Room
4/24
Friday
April Conference
9:30 am – 4:30 pm
EDT/GMT-4
Hybrid Event
Explore Bard
Undergraduate Programs
Undergraduate students can earn a bachelor of arts degree in one of approximately 35 programs.
Explore
Graduate Programs
Bard’s Graduate Programs offer specialized study in human rights, environmental policy, and more.
Explore
Bard Early Colleges
Bard has been a national leader in early college education since 1979.
Explore
International Programs
Bard offers its students a wide range of opportunities to engage in international dialogue.
Explore
Bard Network
Bard envisions the liberal arts institution as the hub of a network that spans the globe.
Explore
GHEA21
Global Higher Education Alliance for the 21st Century is a network of diverse institutions committed to advancing access to liberal arts and sciences education.
Explore