Bard College Early Action Acceptance Rate

Bard College's Early Action acceptance rates show a significant decline in recent years. For the application year 2022, the acceptance rate stood at 56.1% with 57 applicants, while the previous year, 2021, data is not available. In contrast, the application years 2020, 2019, and 2018 saw much higher acceptance rates of 66.0%, 88.8%, and 89.1%, respectively, indicating a growing competitiveness in the Early Action pool. The substantial drop from nearly 90% in 2018-2019 to just over 56% in 2022 reflects the increasing selectivity at Bard College.