Simon's Rock at Bard College
Barrytown, New York · Also known as Simon's Rock · Website
$46,543
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,543
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Simon's Rock at Bard College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Barrytown, New York with 225 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $31,625 a year (tuition and fees $68,780). It admits 96% of applicants and 68% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $46,543 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,254 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$31,625
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$68,780
US median $11,837
Admission rate
96%
US median 78%
Completion rate
68%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,254
About $257 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,543
Rank 1,804 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $31,625
- Tuition and fees
- $68,780
- Cost of attendance
- $85,262
- Students with a need-based grant
- 17%
- Students with federal loans
- 33%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $27,480
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $41,839
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $30,051
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,820
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $32,298
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $50,209 in 2015-16 to $68,780 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 96%
- Undergraduates
- 225
- Part-time students
- 1.3%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 6
- Completion rate
- 68%
- Retention rate
- 77%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 44
- Endowment
- $1.66M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,804 of 5,094 US colleges and 157 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $31,625 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $68,780 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 96% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 68% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 77% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,254 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $31,072 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,543 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 51% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
44 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 61 | Withheld | $13,221 | $34,571 | $44,125 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | - | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | - | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | - | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | $27,000 | $19,327 | $34,667 | $41,367 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | - | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | - | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | $89,359 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Applied MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Geography and CartographyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sociology and AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Food Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | $49,984 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | $42,907 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| DanceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | $39,980 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Barrytown and New York on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in New York
- Homes: Homes for sale in New York
Questions and answers
How much does Simon's Rock at Bard College cost?
$31,625 a year is the average net price at Simon's Rock at Bard College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $68,780, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $85,262. Families earning under $30,000 pay $27,480 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Simon's Rock at Bard College?
96% of applicants are admitted to Simon's Rock at Bard College. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Simon's Rock at Bard College graduates earn?
$46,543 a year is the median pay of former Simon's Rock at Bard College students who work, 10 years after they started ($31,072 after 6 years). That ranks 1,804 of 5,094 US colleges and 157 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's) at $19,327.
How much student debt do Simon's Rock at Bard College graduates have?
$24,254 is the median federal student loan debt of Simon's Rock at Bard College graduates, about $257 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 33% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Simon's Rock at Bard College?
68% of first-time, full-time students at Simon's Rock at Bard College finish within 6 years. 77% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Simon's Rock at Bard College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (61 associate's graduates), Psychology, General (7 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (6 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 44 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.