Longy School of Music of Bard College

Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit · longy.edu/ ↗

Longy School of Music of Bard College is a private nonprofit college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, located in a midsize city. It enrolls 10 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. It also offers graduate degrees. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest program is Music.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Longy School of Music of Bard College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
10
Similar schools: 130
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
55.6%
Similar schools: 52.2%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$54,555
Similar schools: $44,255
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$22,500
Similar schools: $9,500
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
85.7%
Similar schools: 81.5%

What the data shows about Longy School of Music of Bard College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 175 private nonprofit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. 85.7% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 81.5%). 55.6% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 52.2% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $54,555, higher than the $44,255 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $22,500 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,500).