by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Bard College at Simon's Rock was awarded 36 badges in the 2023 rankings.
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Simon's Rock was not ranked in College Factual's 2023 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
The acceptance rate at Bard College at Simon's Rock is 80%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Simon's Rock is a good fit for you.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Simon's Rock it is much better at 6 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Bard College at Simon's Rock is 67%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Bard College at Simon's Rock has a freshmen retention rate of 75%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 343 undergraduates at Simon's Rock with 328 being full-time and 15 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,414 | $25,831 | $29,382 | $30,277 | $72,175 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Simon's Rock, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Simon's Rock, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $8,379 a year. That adds up to $33,516 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Simon's Rock is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Simon's Rock are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230-9702 |
| Phone: | 413-644-4400 |
| Website: | www.simons-rock.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 4 | NA |
| Multicultural & Diversity Studies | 3 | NA |
| General Psychology | 3 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 3 | NA |
| Computer Science | 3 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 3 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 3 | NA |
| Other Social Sciences | 2 | NA |
| Mathematics | 2 | NA |
| Ethnic Studies | 2 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2019-2020, 160 students took at least one online class at Bard College at Simon's Rock. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 160 | 9 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Bard College at Simon’s Rock.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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