Student Population at Bard

Total Enrollment

2,911

Undergraduate

2,438

Graduate

473

Men Students

1,230

Women Students

1,681

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,911 students have enrolled at Bard College - 2,438 undergraduate and 473 graduate.

By gender, 1,230 male and 1,681 female students are attending Bard College. By attendance status, there are 2,607 full-time students and 304 part-time students.

The number of students at Bard College is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Trinity College and Bryn Mawr College, its population is very large (average population is 1,928).

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Bard's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York.

Bard has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,928 students). The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York average (2,948 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Bard College	2,911	2,438	473
Similarly Ranked Schools	1,928	1,850	111
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York	2,948	2,336	1,430

The below chart compares the student population between Bard College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,230 male and 1,681 female students attending Bard. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.73 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Bard.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Bard
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,438	2,227	211
Men	1,047	916	131
Women	1,391	1,311	80

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Bard
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	473	380	93
Men	183	154	29
Women	290	226	64

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,273 White students (43.73%) and 378 Hispanic students (12.99%) at Bard College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Bard College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bard College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	3	2
Asian	66	23	43
Black or African American	312	200	112
Hispanic	338	146	192
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,086	410	676
Two or More Races	164	86	78
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	111	53	58
Total	2,438	1,047	1,391

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bard College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	35	9	26
Black or African American	17	5	12
Hispanic	40	13	27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	187	72	115
Two or More Races	27	10	17
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	19	11	8
Total	473	183	290

Online Student Population

At Bard College, 168 students (5.77% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 0 students live in New York where Bard College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.