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Bard College is located at Route 9G, Annandale-on-Hudson NY 12504, in one of the River Towns of Dutchess County. Bard provides an exquisite campus setting in which students pursue their academic interests and craft a rich social life. The fusion of two historic estates, Bard's park-like campus covers more than 500-acres of fields and forested land bordering the Hudson River. The Catskill Mountains, to the west, can be viewed from many student residences and from the grounds and gardens of Blithewood. Walking trails crisscross the campus through wooded areas, along the Saw Kill stream, and down to the river.
Founded in 1860, Bard is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences. The College offers the bachelor of arts degree with concentrations in more than 40 academic programs in four divisions: Arts; Languages and Literature; Science, Mathematics, and Computing; and Social Studies. In addition, the Bard College Conservatory of Music offers a dual-degree program in which students earn both a bachelor’s degree in music and a B.A. in another field in the liberal arts or sciences.
Faculty
The faculty-to-student ratio is 1:9 and courses are taught by full faculty members. Among the many distinguished faculty at Bard College are five MacArthur Fellows—poets John Ashbery and Ann Lauterbach, novelist and memoirist Norman Manea, painter and multimedia artist Judy Pfaff, and journalist Mark Danner. Other notable faculty members include soprano Dawn Upshaw, novelist Chinua Achebe, historian and novelist Caleb Carr, journalist Ian Buruma, theatrical director JoAnne Akalaitas, composers Joan Tower and George Tsontakis, poet Robert Kelly, and writers Luc Sante and Francine Prose. Over the years, four recipients of the Nobel Prize in Literature have taught at Bard—Saul Bellow, Isaac Bashevis Singer, José Saramago, and Orhan Pamuk.
Cost and Financial Aid
Bard is need blind. Financial need is determined annually by the U.S. Department of Education, the College Scholarship Service of the College Board, and Bard College. Domestic and international students are eligible, based on need and merit, for Bard scholarships and loans. Approximately two-thirds of Bard students receive financial aid.
Graduate Programs
Bard offers the following graduate degrees: master of fine arts; master of arts in curatorial studies; master of arts and doctor of philosophy in the history of the decorative arts, design, and culture; master of science in environmental policy; master of arts in teaching; and master of music in vocal arts and in conducting. Bard also offers two dual degree programs: a bachelor of arts and a master of science through the Bard Center for Environmental Policy (BCEP), and through BCEP and the Master of Arts in Teaching Program, master of science and master of arts in teaching degrees.
Location: Annandale-on-Hudson
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Bard College
