Historical Acceptance Rates

Bard College's overall acceptance rate has shown notable fluctuations in recent years. For the application year 2024, the acceptance rate stands at 46.0% with 6,482 applicants, resulting in 2,984 admissions. This marks a significant decline from the 64.6% acceptance rate in 2023. In the years prior, acceptance rates were relatively high—53.4% in 2022 and 56.2% in 2021—but dropped sharply from 32.2% in 2020. Historical data indicates a trend of increasing selectivity, with the acceptance rate decreasing from 44.6% in 2019 and 37.6% in 2018.