Great Barrington, MA · Private · 225 undergraduates · rural
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Less selective
A residential early-college pathway designed primarily for students entering after 10th or 11th grade.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Strongest in student experience and career outcomes.- Admission
- 97.2% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 69.9%
179 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$46,543 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Bard College at Simon's Rock apart
Academic design
Early-college students start a rigorous liberal-arts curriculum with required work across arts, languages and literature, science/math/computing, and social studies, then can continue toward a Bard bachelor's degree after the associate degree.
Campus pattern
The current setting is a small early-college community adjacent to Bard's main Hudson Valley campus, giving students access to a broader college community while retaining a distinct peer group.
Defining feature
A residential early-college pathway designed primarily for students entering after 10th or 11th grade.
Can I get in?
97.2% admitted
The applicant pool is unusual: most Early College applicants apply while in 10th or 11th grade, and the school evaluates readiness for college-level work rather than following a standard high-school-senior admissions model.
Recent applicant pool
179About 97 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Bard College at Simon's Rock, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Bard College at Simon's Rock weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Early-college students start a rigorous liberal-arts curriculum with required work across arts, languages and literature, science/math/computing, and social studies, then can continue toward a Bard bachelor's degree after the associate degree.
Make the fit specific
A residential early-college pathway designed primarily for students entering after 10th or 11th grade.
Account for the tradeoff
The applicant pool is unusual: most Early College applicants apply while in 10th or 11th grade, and the school evaluates readiness for college-level work rather than following a standard high-school-senior admissions model.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
The applicant pool is unusual: most Early College applicants apply while in 10th or 11th grade, and the school evaluates readiness for college-level work rather than following a standard high-school-senior admissions model.
No application fee recorded
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Bard College at Simon's Rock
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
A residential early-college pathway designed primarily for students entering after 10th or 11th grade.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
What is campus life like?
Bard College at Simon's Rock beyond the classroom
The current setting is a small early-college community adjacent to Bard's main Hudson Valley campus, giving students access to a broader college community while retaining a distinct peer group.
A defining academic feature
Early-college students start a rigorous liberal-arts curriculum with required work across arts, languages and literature, science/math/computing, and social studies, then can continue toward a Bard bachelor's degree after the associate degree.
What shapes an ordinary week
The current setting is a small early-college community adjacent to Bard's main Hudson Valley campus, giving students access to a broader college community while retaining a distinct peer group.
What changes the experience
A residential early-college pathway designed primarily for students entering after 10th or 11th grade.