Bard College at Simon’s Rock
Acceptance rate
95.9%
2025
Peer median 92.0%
Tuition per year
$68,780
$87,632 with room and board
Peer median $15,149
Undergraduates
314
Student-faculty ratio 6:1
Peer median 14 : 1
“Peers” are all 47 private mixed baccalaureate/associate's colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Barrytown, New York
- Website
- www.simons-rock.edu
- Undergraduates
- 314
- Student-faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Rural, distant
- Nearest major city
- Albany, about 40 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Bradley International Airport (BDL), about 40 mi
- Also known as
- Simon's Rock
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- John B. Weinstein (Provost and Vice President)
- Phone
- 8457525600
- Address
- 30 Seminary Drive, Barrytown, NY 12507
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 92.0% · all 47 private mixed baccalaureate/associate's colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 86.5%, women 96.8%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 10 in 10
146 applicants in 2025, 95.9% admitted
140 admitted 6 not admitted Yield 53.6%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics, General. | - | ||
| Applied Mathematics, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dance, General. | - | ||
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. | - | ||
| Film/Cinema/Media Studies. | - | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation. | $23,851 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| History, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry, General. | - | ||
| Physics, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics. | - | ||
| Chinese Language and Literature. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Literature. | - |
Students
314 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 45:55 · Freshman retention 77.5%
- Continuing undergraduates 151
- First-year undergraduates 74
- Transfers and others 89
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (314)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 47 private mixed baccalaureate/associate's colleges in the U.S.
91 in 2025 · 14.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$87,632
- Undergraduate tuition
- $68,780
- Room and board
- $18,852
Peer median tuition + room and board $26,585 · all 47 private mixed baccalaureate/associate's colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 37% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 38%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$16.9M
Expenses$22.0M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 47 private mixed baccalaureate/associate's colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Williams CollegeWilliamstown · 36.0 mi
Liberal Arts #1
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Smith CollegeNorthampton · 38.6 mi
Liberal Arts #22
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Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley · 41.3 mi
Liberal Arts #34
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Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie · 44.8 mi
Liberal Arts #12
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University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst · 45.3 mi
U.S. News #59
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Amherst CollegeAmherst · 45.4 mi
Liberal Arts #2
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Trinity CollegeHartford · 47.6 mi
Liberal Arts #31
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Union CollegeSchenectady · 50.6 mi
Liberal Arts #44
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Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown · 58.5 mi
Liberal Arts #14
Peer median 0.0 · all 47 private mixed baccalaureate/associate's colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2017–2019
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
Notable Alumni
All 24Notable alumni of Bard College at Simon’s Rock include Tom Ford (Fashion designer and filmmaker), Alison Bechdel (Cartoonist, author of Fun Home) and Ronan Farrow (Journalist who exposed Harvey Weinstein abuse allegations).
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Tom Ford 1961–
Fashion designer and filmmaker
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Alison Bechdel 1960–
Cartoonist, author of Fun Home
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Ronan Farrow 1987–
Journalist who exposed Harvey Weinstein abuse allegations
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Ethan Coen 1957–
Film director and screenwriter, one of the Coen brothers
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John McWhorter 1965–
Linguist and associate professor at Columbia University
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Susan May Pratt 1974–
Actress in 10 Things I Hate About You
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Joel Coen 1954–
Film director and screenwriter, one of the Coen brothers
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Ben Goertzel 1966–
AI researcher who helped popularize the term AGI
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Sarah Rose Karr 1984–
American film actress
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.