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What Bard College costs

Annandale-On-Hudson, New York · Private · 2,414 undergrads

Bard College's sticker price was $88,238 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $27,126 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $15,618.

What does Bard College cost?

$27,126 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $88,238.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$15,618
$30,000–$48,000$19,544
$48,000–$75,000$18,767
$75,000–$110,000$27,924
over $110,000$40,161

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$15,618
$30,000–$48,000$19,544
$48,000–$75,000$18,767
$75,000–$110,000$27,924
Over $110,000$40,161

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 82% off Bard College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Bard College cost less than St Lawrence University, Syracuse University and Touro University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Bard College$18,767$27,126
St Lawrence University$19,762$31,355
Syracuse University$25,499$43,336
Touro University$25,631$28,433

The sticker price

$69,672
Tuition, 2025-26
$88,238
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
23%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$55,235
average grant for students who got aid.
35%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$22,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Bard College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $15,618 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $88,238. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Bard College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Bard College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $19,544 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $88,238. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Bard College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Bard College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $18,767 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $88,238. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Bard College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers