Bard College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Bard College is 10:1, and the school has 77.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Bard College include: Visual and Performing Arts; Social Sciences; English Language and Literature/Letters; Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies; and Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 87.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical) Humanities History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	10:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Visual and Performing Arts 35% Social Sciences 15% English Language and Literature/Letters 12% Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 6% Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	B.A./B.Mus. five-year dual degree program.; Program in Economics & Finance: B.A./B.S. five-year dual degree program
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 100% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 100% Writing in the disciplines 100%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	87%
4-year graduation rate	64

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data