Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Bard College is largely skewed towards women students, with 55.6% of undergraduate students being women and 44.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,171, with 1,207 women and 964 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Bard College is largely skewed towards women students, with 59.8% of undergraduate students being women and 40.2% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 420, with 251 women and 169 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 44.4% 964 students
- women 55.6% 1,207 students
Graduate Students
- men 40.2% 169 students
- women 59.8% 251 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 47.1% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,021 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 12.6% of the student body, with 274 students. African American students represent 11.4% of the population, with 247 students, while Mixed race students account for 6.3%, with 137 students. Asian students account for 3.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 66 students.
International students make up 13.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 293 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 6.0% of the population, totaling 131 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Bard College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 47.1% 1,021 students
- International students 13.5% 293 students
- Hispanic 12.6% 274 students
- African American 11.4% 247 students
- Mixed race 6.3% 137 students
- Unknown race 6.0% 131 students
- Asian 3.0% 66 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- White 53.8% 225 students
- International students 20.8% 87 students
- Hispanic 11.0% 46 students
- African American 4.5% 19 students
- Asian 4.3% 18 students
- Mixed race 3.6% 15 students
- Unknown race 1.9% 8 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 58.8% 50 students
- Hispanic 14.1% 12 students
- African American 10.6% 9 students
- Asian 7.1% 6 students
- International students 5.9% 5 students
- Mixed race 2.4% 2 students
- Unknown race 1.2% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 35% 769 students
- 20-21 33% 728 students
- 22-24 11% 245 students
- 40-49 5% 113 students
- 25-29 4% 89 students
- 30-34 4% 89 students
- 35-39 3% 59 students
- 50-64 2% 39 students
- 25-29 40% 169 students
- 22-24 23% 95 students
- 30-34 18% 74 students
- 35-39 9% 39 students
- 40-49 7% 29 students
- 50-64 2% 7 students
- 20-21 1% 5 students
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