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Bard College

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: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
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

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $50,704; $50,704 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $680
Book fees: $950
Combined room and board expenses: $14,540

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 15
State Aid FormN/AnoFebruary 15
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoFebruary 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 15

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
69% of first-year students
70% of full-time undergraduates
47% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
93% of first-year students
95% of full-time undergraduates
81% 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:
98% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
85% of first-year students
82% of full-time undergraduates
62% 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):
30% of first-year students
25% of full-time undergraduates
31% 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):
81% for first-year students
78% for full-time undergraduates
82% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$41,950 for first-year students
$40,737 for full-time undergraduates
$14,382 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$38,766 for first-year students
$37,785 for full-time undergraduates
$12,163 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,361 for first-year students
$7,202 for full-time undergraduates
$5,125 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,649 for first-year students
$6,665 for full-time undergraduates
$406 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
1% of full-time undergraduates
12% 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):
$16,000 for first-year students
$15,944 for full-time undergraduates
$8,290 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: 36%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • institutional loans for international students.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $3,500 - $6,500
Undergraduate loan package range: $3,500 - $7,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 54%
Average student debt upon graduation: $28,261
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: $3,000 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $3,000 (full tuition)

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