Bard College - Admission Procedures

Application Dates

This section covers information about dates concerning the application process.

• You should visit the college for your interview by January 31 of your senior year.
• The application dates followed by this college are as follows:
  • Priority Application Deadline: December 1.
  • Final Application Deadline: January 31.
• Admission notification policy: Notification of admission is sent by the first week of April.
• Applicant must accept offer of admission by May 1.

• A tuition deposit of $350.00 is required.

• The admissions process at this college is need blind.
• This school offers the CollegeLink application service.
• Freshmen are accepted for admission in terms other than fall (5% of freshmen).
• The Common Application is accepted by this school.

• This school has no formalized early decision program.
• Early decision application deadline for fall entry is December 1.
• Out of 308 early decision applicants, 72% were accepted to the school.
• This college follows an early admissions program.