PO Box 5000
Annandale on Hudson, NY 12504
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1860
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,585
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $144,002,781
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: January 15
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $34,782
Room/Board: $9,850
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 50%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 286,000
Number of current serial subscriptions: 13,000
Number of microforms: 1,320
Number of audiovisuals: 3,320
Number of ebooks: 1,200
Other library facilities: 90m line databases, Hannah Arendt collection, Bard family papers, Senior Project collection, Marius Bewley collection, Olin Dows collection, 2-day book delivery from multi-campus consortial collection of 4 million+ volumes, digital Bluecher archive.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Levy Economics Institute, Center for Curatorial Studies, Ecology Field Station/National Estuarine Research Reserve, Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Milton and Sally Avery Center for music, film and electronic integrated arts
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 400
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 75
Classrooms: 200
Labs: 450
Other areas: 1,000
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 500
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 77%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 75%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 77%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (93%), women’s dorms (6%), cooperative housing (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 44%
Doubles: 46%
Triples or Suites: 10%
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 51
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 65%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 600 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Albany, NY (60), New York City (90)
Nearest train station: Rhinecliff (6)
Nearest bus station: Kingston (8)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 40%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 45%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,650
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: International Student Cultural Show, Bard Music Festival, Spring Fling, Senior Project Shows, John Ashbery Poetry series, Human Rights film/lecture series, Asian Night, Urban Cowboy Night, Weekly Coffeehouse Series, International Student Food Festival, student-run theater performances