Bard College Ranking Badges

Bard earned 20 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 12 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 245 in Most Focused for General Social Sciences, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 20 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 12
Highest placement: #3 of 245, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 5
Placements this edition: 121
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Bard College Earned?

Bard College holds 20 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 13 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Explore our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	12
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	3
Total	20

What Is Bard College Known For?

Bard College is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 3 of its 20 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include General Social Sciences, Fine & Studio Arts and Other English Literature.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Overall Diversity		✓
Overall Diversity (Middle Atlantic)		✓
Overall Diversity (New York)		✓
Location Diversity		✓
Location Diversity (Middle Atlantic)		✓
Location Diversity (New York)		✓
Ethnic Diversity		✓
Ethnic Diversity (Middle Atlantic)	✓
Ethnic Diversity (New York)	✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Business Administration & Management
Top Ranked	✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Other English Literature
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused			✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Biological & Physical Science
Top Ranked	✓
Most Focused		✓

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 1%
General Social Sciences
Most Popular	✓
Most Focused		✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Fine & Studio Arts
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused			✓
Music
Most Focused			✓

How Does Bard College Rank in Athletics?

Bard College earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #18 of 92 in Volleyball (D3) (top 20%).

How Does Bard College Rank for Veterans?

Bard College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #4,431 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Bard College appears in 121 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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