Simon's Rock at Bard College

Barrytown, NY · Private nonprofit · www.simons-rock.edu/ ↗

Simon's Rock at Bard College is a private nonprofit college in Barrytown, New York, set in a distant rural area. It mostly awards associate degrees and has 225 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of associate degrees awarded, its largest program is Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.

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

Simon's Rock at Bard College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
225
Similar schools: 271
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$31,625
Similar schools: $17,127
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
95.9%
Similar schools: 80.0%
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).
68.3%
Similar schools: 49.0%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$46,543
Similar schools: $42,636
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$24,254
Similar schools: $16,667
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
77.5%
Similar schools: 71.9%

What the data shows about Simon's Rock at Bard College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 161 private nonprofit schools that mostly award associate degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $31,625 a year, higher than the $17,127 median for similar schools. It admits 95.9% of applicants, higher than the 80.0% median. 77.5% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 71.9%). 68.3% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 49.0% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $46,543, higher than the $42,636 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $24,254 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $16,667).