Bard College Regular Decision Acceptance Rate

Bard College's Regular Decision acceptance rate for the application year 2023 stands at 52.2%, with 6,628 applicants and 3,466 accepted. This reflects an increase from the previous year's acceptance rate of 45.9% in 2022, which had 6,425 applicants and 2,955 accepted. Historically, acceptance rates peaked at 64.5% for the Class of 2022 and 64.3% for the Class of 2021, indicating a noticeable decline in recent years and a growing competitiveness among applicants. The trends suggest that Bard is witnessing a tightening of admission standards as more students apply.