Private nonprofit · Community college

Simon's Rock at Bard College

Barrytown, New York · Distant rural

22%
Transfer rate: $31,625
Avg net price: 68%
Grad / completion: $46,543
Median earnings

Simon's Rock at Bard College is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Barrytown, New York (distant rural setting), enrolling 225 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 225 undergradsDistant ruralAccessible · 96% admitCold wintersSnowy

About Barrytown, New York

Barrytown is a hamlet (and census-designated place) within the town of Red Hook in Dutchess County, New York, United States. In 1791, Peter and Eleanor Contine kept store at what would later be called Barrytown Landing. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant rural
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 36 miles to Albany, NY
To the ocean: 67 miles
Nearest airport: 40 miles to Bradley (BDL) · major hub

How Simon's Rock at Bard College compares

Selectivity95.9%

More selective than 26% · #41 most selective of 57 in New York

Graduation rate68%

Higher than 60% · #97 of 185 in New York

First-year retention77%

Higher than 59%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,543

Higher than 86% · #50 of 148 in New York

Average net price$31,625

Cheaper than 6% · #153 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$24,254

Lower than 2%

Student–faculty ratio6 : 1

Lower than 95%

Undergraduate enrollment225

Larger than 47%

Percentiles compare Simon's Rock at Bard College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New York.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women13962%
Men8638%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White37%
Black6.7%
Hispanic6.2%
Asian5.8%
Other or multiracial44%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 225
Student–faculty ratio: 6 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 17%
First-generation students: 12%
Students over 25: 3%
Median family income: $62,890
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $74,862
Endowment: $1,663,229

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $68,780
Room & board: $18,852
Books & supplies: $1,000
Total cost of attendance: $85,262
Average net price: $31,625

Admissions

Admission rate: 95.9%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Outcomes

Graduated: 68%
First-year retention: 77%
Transferred to another college: 22%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $31,072
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $46,543
Median debt at graduation: $24,254
Students with federal loans: 33%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 75%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

68%

Low-income (Pell)

63%

First-generation

63%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 443
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 100%+
Application fee: Free

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$27,480

$30–48k

$41,839

$48–75k

$30,051

$75–110k

$24,820

$110k+

$32,298

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

99%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$36,518

average award, among those who get one

Simon's Rock at Bard College discounts heavily: 99% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $36,518. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 94 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $46,543
Typical debt at graduation: $24,254
Debt vs. one year's pay: 52%
Out-earn a HS grad: 51%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$47,657

Men

$45,516

Women out-earn men by $2,141 (5%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 82°F
Winter low: 13°F
Annual rain: 49.1″
Annual snow: 49.6″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lenox Dale, MA US station (11 mi from campus).

What Simon's Rock at Bard College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

61 grads$13k 1 yr$23k 5 yr— debt

61$13,221$22,547—Psychology, General

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Biology, General

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Mathematics

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Computer Science

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Natural Resources Conservation and Research

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Film/Video and Photographic Arts

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Fine and Studio Arts

4 grads$19k 1 yr— 5 yr$27k debt

4$19,327—$27,000 Political Science and Government

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Engineering, General

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.