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Bard Demographics & Diversity Report

Who is the typical student at Bard? College Factual wanted to know the facts so we ran the numbers. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, age and location diversity of college campuses accross the U.S. See how Bard College fared in our <nil> diversity report.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Bard Student Population

How Many Students Attend Bard College?

Bard total enrollment is approximately 2,465 students. 1,793 are undergraduates and 301 are graduate students.

Bard Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Bard undergraduate population is made up of 61% women, and 39% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Bard Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	939
Hispanic	242
International	195
Black or African American	153
Multi-Ethnic	102
Unknown	96
Asian	65
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Bard Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 58% of full-time grad students are women, and 42% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Bard Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	171
International	60
Hispanic	23
Asian	18
Multi-Ethnic	14
Black or African American	10
Unknown	4
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Bard Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,172
International	353
Hispanic	298
Black or African American	241
Unknown	174
Multi-Ethnic	133
Asian	91
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Bard College Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	744
Asian	44
Black or African American	43
Multi-Ethnic	2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Bard.

Bard Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 1,416 female students and 1,049 male students at Bard.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Bard is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Bard faculty.

There are approximately 510 female teachers and 442 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

Bard ranks 167 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

66.9% of Bard students come from out of state, and 12.06% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 35 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
New York	144
California	52
Massachusetts	39
New Jersey	33
Connecticut	21

International Students at Bard

Students from 69 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, Canada, and India.

Learn more about international students at Bard.

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Bard, 72.61% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	850
20-21	815
22-24	264
25-29	183
30-34	55
35 and over	41
Under 18	0

Notes and References

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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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