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Bard College
P.O. Box 5000
Annandale on Hudson, NY 12504

Official telephone: (845) 758-6822
Fax number: (845) 758-9654

Website: www.bard.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007 academic year.

Financial Aid OfficeTOP
Financial aid officer: Denise Ann Ackerman,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 845 758-7525
845 758-9654 (fax)
finaid@bard.edu
FAFSA number: 002671
CSS/PROFILE number: 2037

ExpensesTOP
Undergraduate tuition: $37,574; $37,574 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $800
Book fees: $850
Miscellaneous expenses: $680
Other expenses: First year students only: $230, security deposit; $650, meals for Language & Thinking workshop (August)
Combined room and board expenses: $10,866

Applying for AidTOP

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 1noFebruary 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEFebruary 1noFebruary 15
State Aid FormFebruary 1noFebruary 15
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementFebruary 1noFebruary 15
Business/Farm SupplementFebruary 1noFebruary 15
Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
66% of first-year students
65% of full-time undergraduates
30% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
90% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
94% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
88% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
87% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
60% of first-year students
51% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
89% for first-year students
90% for full-time undergraduates
91% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$28,352 for first-year students
$26,224 for full-time undergraduates
$12,635 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$25,971 for first-year students
$23,932 for full-time undergraduates
$6,467 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,474 for first-year students
$5,197 for full-time undergraduates
$4,909 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,271 for first-year students
$3,791 for full-time undergraduates
$3,859 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
1% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$15,797 for first-year students
$10,986 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 40%

Types of Aid AvailableTOP
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Institutional loans for international students only.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $3,500 - $5,000
Undergraduate loan package range: $3,500 - $6,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 65%
Average student debt upon graduation: $19,507
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $2,000 - $38,000
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $2,000 - $38,000

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