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Information Summary
Ranks 3616th for total enrollment
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$46,644 |
|---|---|
| Admission
Success rate |
59% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
29 / 1358 |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
394 |
Demographics Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Great Barrington, MA
| Total Population | 9,157 (4,110 urban / 5,047 rural) |
|---|---|
| Households | 3,725 (2.26 people per house) |
| Families | 2,287 (2.85 people per family) |
| Surrounding community | Distant town (between 10 to 35 mi. away from an urban cluster) |
| Pop. — African American | 214 |
| Pop. — Asian | 140 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 7 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 32 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 8,801 |
| Pop. — Other | 64 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges
| Undergraduate | Associates Dominant |
|---|---|
| Graduate | N/A |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in |
| Enrollment | Exclusively undergraduate four-year |
| Size & Setting | Very small four-year, highly residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Bachelor's degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Simons Rock College of Bard?
Ranks 18th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $34,804 | $34,804 | $34,804 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $1,360 | $1,360 | $1,360 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus | $46,644 | $46,644 | $46,644 |
| Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $36,804 | $36,804 | $36,804 |
| Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $36,804 | $36,804 | $36,804 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $30,687 |
$30,687 |
$30,687 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $2,000 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $8,088 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $520 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | N/A |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $50 |
| Graduate Application Fee | N/A |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 291 (112 male / 179 female) |
| Admitted | 171 (67 male / 104 female) |
| Admission rate | 59% |
| First-time Enrollment | 126 (49 male / 77 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 126 (49 male / 77 female) |
| PT Enrollment | N/A (N/A male / N/A female) |
| Total Enrollment | 394 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Simons Rock College of Bard use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | N/A |
| Recommendations | |
| Formal competency demo | |
| Admission test scores | N/A |
| TOEFL | N/A |
| Other tests | N/A |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Simons Rock College of Bard accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
ACT Test Admission
Rank 155th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 17% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 25 / 30 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 24 / 28 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 26 / 29 |
SAT Test Admission
Rank 130th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 43% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 560 / 690 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 533 / 668 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 1093 / 1358 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 340 |
| Meals per Week | N/A |
| Room Fee | $4,700 |
| Board Fee | $4,560 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $2,294 | 71 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $1,511 | 9 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $14,266 | 121 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $3,008 | 95 | |
| Any financial aid type | 121 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Simons Rock College of Bard?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 9 | 14 | 23 |
Hispanic | 10 | 9 | 19 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 2 | 19 | 21 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | N/A | 1 | 1 |
White Non-Hispanic | 119 | 135 | 254 |
Race Unknown | 24 | 42 | 66 |
| Total | 167 | 227 | 394 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Simons Rock College of Bard.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 56 | 91 | |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | N/A | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $64,341 ($64,544 male / $63,711 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 41 (31 male / 10 female) |
| Total Benefits | $738,540 |
Simons Rock College of Bard Summary
Bard College at Simon’s Rock, also known as Simon’s Rock College of Bard, Simon’s Rock College, and Simon’s Rock or, simply, The Rock (see below), is a small liberal arts college located in the small town of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, in the United States. The foremost of the many unusual things about Simon’s Rock is that it is designed for students to enroll after completing the tenth or eleventh grade of high school, rather than after graduating. Students who attend Simon’s Rock rarely earn a high school diploma. While Simon’s Rock is still the only college to take this approach with all of its students, it is now only one of a number of early college entrance programs that provide opportunities for students to enter college one or more years ahead of their traditional high school graduation date. Because Simon’s Rock provides this accelerated program, it also attracts many students who might not consider a “liberal arts” education if they had to wait two more years. Simon’s Rock is named after a large glacial erratic, currently in the woods on the campus, a short walk from the main part of the campus. At the time that Simon’s Rock earned its name (in the early 1920s), the woods that now surround it were part of the vast area of land called Great Pine Farm. When envisioning the college in the early 1960s, Elizabeth Blodgett Hall deliberately named it nothing more than “Simon’s Rock.” Throughout its short history, Simon’s Rock has gone through names such as “Simon’s Rock,” “Simon’s Rock Early College,” “Simon’s Rock of Bard College” (for a period after 1979, when it was acquired by Bard College) and “Simon’s Rock College of Bard.” In 2006, it was announced that the school would once again change its name, making it “Bard College at Simon’s Rock”. Dr. Samuel McGill was Simon’s Rock’s president from 1977 to 1979, at which point Bard College acquired Simon’s Rock. At the time that Simon’s Rock was looking for a school to acquire it, some of the possible schools included Boston University and Yale University. In 1981, with the help of various donors, Simon’s Rock purchased the 75-acre Upper Campus, a former seminary three quarters of a mile uphill from the original Simon’s Rock campus. December of 1992 saw the college’s greatest tragedy, a school shooting in which a student killed one student and one professor and injured four other members of the college community. Simon’s Rock became the first US college to officially recognize International Workers’ Day in 2000.
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