Bard College - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  1	Secondary School Record
  4	Class Rank
  3	School's Recommendation
  N	Standardized Test Scores
  2	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  E	Character and Personality
  E	Extracurricular participation
  E	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  N	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank for 1994

• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	73%
  Second fifth	20%
  Third fifth	6%
  Fourth fifth	1%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

SAT verbal scores over 500 100%, SAT math scores over 500 98%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 82%, SAT math scores over 600 71%, ACT scores over 24 94%, SAT verbal scores over 700 32%, SAT math scores over 700 22%, ACT scores over 30 17%
• Scores reported below include some using the old scoring system which have not been recentered.
• 80% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 0% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Contact the school directly.