How Bard's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Bard College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,361, which is 67.44 % of all undergraduate students. 961 students which is 47.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,211.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,279 (64%)	$33,140	430 (21%)	$4,230	1,023 (51%)	$6,409
2014-15	1,384 (66%)	$35,547	443 (21%)	$4,398	1,037 (49%)	$4,292
2015-16	1,339 (66%)	$36,504	434 (21%)	$4,458	1,015 (50%)	$7,546
2016-17	1,319 (67%)	$37,775	432 (22%)	$4,413	992 (50%)	$6,392
2017-18	1,302 (67%)	$40,383	432 (22%)	$4,688	958 (49%)	$6,424
2018-19	1,287 (68%)	$43,085	451 (24%)	$4,746	925 (49%)	$6,173
2019-20	1,486 (76%)	$42,111	610 (31%)	$4,661	968 (49%)	$6,103
2020-21	1,351 (64%)	$48,000	490 (23%)	$4,937	857 (40%)	$6,146
2021-22	1,498 (69%)	$49,591	514 (24%)	$5,273	878 (40%)	$6,415
Average	1,361 (67.44%)	$40,682	471 (23.22%)	$4,645	961 (47.44%)	$6,211

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 341 (71.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $43,989. It can cover 69.15% of tuition & fees ($63,612).

In addition, 248 (51.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,741).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	330 (67%)	$37,297	286 (58%)	$7,263
2014-15	381 (68%)	$39,613	307 (55%)	$6,432
2015-16	283 (62%)	$37,368	218 (48%)	$7,349
2016-17	349 (69%)	$39,096	261 (52%)	$6,727
2017-18	328 (70%)	$44,163	241 (51%)	$6,628
2018-19	350 (72%)	$45,183	254 (52%)	$6,969
2019-20	377 (78%)	$49,000	276 (57%)	$7,407
2020-21	288 (79%)	$50,598	179 (49%)	$5,888
2021-22	381 (81%)	$53,584	214 (45%)	$6,006
Average	341 (71.78%)	$43,989	248 (51.89%)	$6,741

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 115 (24.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,739.

In addition, 68 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (14.22 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	147 (30%)	$3,627	112 (23%)	$1,408	117 (24%)	$3,427	328 (67%)	$34,196
2014-15	123 (22%)	$4,431	111 (20%)	$1,016	63 (11%)	$2,906	380 (68%)	$37,505
2015-16	94 (21%)	$4,609	75 (16%)	$722	55 (12%)	$3,513	279 (61%)	$35,464
2016-17	113 (22%)	$4,476	91 (18%)	$803	66 (13%)	$3,256	328 (65%)	$39,179
2017-18	114 (24%)	$5,507	101 (21%)	$865	67 (14%)	$4,108	319 (68%)	$42,305
2018-19	118 (24%)	$4,662	106 (22%)	$978	62 (13%)	$3,830	346 (71%)	$43,130
2019-20	136 (28%)	$4,921	123 (26%)	$749	72 (15%)	$3,424	374 (78%)	$46,698
2020-21	93 (26%)	$4,975	77 (21%)	$823	52 (14%)	$3,794	282 (78%)	$49,109
2021-22	101 (21%)	$5,441	81 (17%)	$827	55 (12%)	$3,016	374 (79%)	$52,495
Average	115 (24.22%)	$4,739	97 (20.44%)	$910	68 (14.22%)	$3,475	334 (70.56%)	$42,231

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..

Student Loans

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 248 (51.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $248.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	286 (58%)	$7,263	282 (58%)	$5,704	24 (5%)	$19,527
2014-15	307 (55%)	$6,432	307 (55%)	$5,780	15 (3%)	$13,343
2015-16	218 (48%)	$7,349	217 (48%)	$5,700	16 (4%)	$22,818
2016-17	261 (52%)	$6,727	260 (51%)	$5,677	17 (3%)	$16,459
2017-18	241 (51%)	$6,628	240 (51%)	$5,871	14 (3%)	$13,456
2018-19	254 (52%)	$6,969	250 (51%)	$5,149	23 (5%)	$20,998
2019-20	276 (57%)	$7,407	272 (56%)	$5,143	35 (7%)	$18,447
2020-21	179 (49%)	$5,888	178 (49%)	$5,101	9 (2%)	$16,225
2021-22	214 (45%)	$6,006	205 (43%)	$5,288	9 (2%)	$22,355
Average	248 (51.89%)	$6,741	246 (51.33%)	$5,490	18 (3.78%)	$18,181

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Bard

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time