Dates and Deadlines
Early Applications Due Early Action, Early Decision I, Immediate Decision Plan, Bard Entrance Exam | Nov. 1 |
Bard College Scholarship Applications Due (optional and if applicable) | Nov. 1 |
Financial Aid Application Due for Immediate Decision Plan (IDP) Applicants: The College Board's College Scholarship Service Profile (CSS Profile) must be filed by this date in order for eligible students to receive a financial aid package alongside their admission decision. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be completed as soon as it becomes available in December, and no later than February 1, 2024. International students applying via the Immediate Decision Plan must submit the Bard International Student Financial Aid Application (BISFAA) | Nov. 1 |
International students applying for Financial Aid via Early Applications: The Bard International Student Financial Aid Application Form (BISFAA) must be filed by this date in order for eligible students to receive a financial aid package alongside their admission decision. | Nov. 1 |
U.S Citizens Applying for Financial Aid via Early Applications: The College Board's College Scholarship Service Profile (CSS Profile) must be filed by this date in order for eligible students to receive a financial aid package alongside their admission decision. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be completed as soon as it becomes available in December, and no later than February 1, 2024. | Dec. 1 |
Decision Notification for Early Applications (Please note that IDP applicants receive decision notification on the next business day after IDP date in November.) | Mid December |
Deposit Due: Early Decision I (Including IDP registrants via this method) | Within a month after receipt of decision and/or financial aid package |
Deposit Due: Early Action (Including IDP registrants via this method), Bard Entrance Exam | May 1 |
Early Decision II and Regular Decision Applications Due | Jan. 1 |
Bard College Scholarship Applications Due (optional and if applicable) | Jan. 1 |
Equity and Inclusion Scholarship Applications* Due (optional and if applicable) | Jan. 1 |
International students applying for Financial Aid via Early Decision II and Regular Decision Applications: The Bard International Student Financial Aid Application Form (BISFAA) must be filed by this date in order for eligible students to receive a financial aid package alongside their admission decision. | Jan. 1 |
US Citizens applying for Financial Aid via Early Decision II and Regular Decision Applications: FAFSA and CSS Profile | Feb. 1 |
Decision Notification for Early Decision II | February |
Decision Notification for Regular Decision | Late March |
Deposit Due for Early Decision II | Within a month after receipt of decision and/or financial aid package |
Deposit Due for Regular Decision | May 1 |
Bard allows students admitted via the Early Decision binding process to take one gap year. Students may make this selection by responding to their offer of admission on their Bard portal. Students must still withdraw their applications from other institutions should they be admitted to Bard via the ED application.
Please note that if you are 24 years or older, or will be turning 24 during your first year at Bard, you are not eligible to apply to the College as a first-year applicant. You may apply as a transfer candidate through our Returning to College Program; this requires that students have at least one semester's worth of college credits (12 or more credits) from a previous higher education program that can be transferred to Bard College.
NOTE: Candidates who are placed on the wait list are invited to submit supplemental information. Those who are not offered admission are usually required to wait a full academic year before reapplying.