The average composite SAT score for admitted Bard College freshman is 1365 out of 1600. Bard College students have the 122nd highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1365 is in the 94th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1290 to 1440. The 75th percentile score is 1440 while the 25th percentile score is 1290.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by Bard College but we estimate it to be around a 1210 total composite SAT score.
The average score for Bard College students on the math portion of the SAT is 660 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 620 and the 75th percentile score 700.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 670 to 740 and the average score for Bard College students is 705.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at Bard College based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 52.3%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school.
An SAT score of 1440 or higher is very competitive at Bard College and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have an above average chance of acceptance, around 67% or higher.
Scores between 1370 to 1430 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. You have a good chance of acceptance, around 53% to 65%.
SAT scores between 1290 to 1360 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 36% to 51% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1210 to 1280 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 34% chance of admission to Bard College. SAT scores below 1210 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2023 starting class| SAT Score | Admission Chances |
|---|---|
| 1600 | 89% |
| 1590 | 88% |
| 1580 | 87% |
| 1570 | 86% |
| 1560 | 85% |
| 1550 | 84% |
| 1540 | 83% |
| 1530 | 82% |
| 1520 | 80% |
| 1510 | 79% |
| 1500 | 77% |
| 1490 | 76% |
| 1480 | 74% |
| 1470 | 73% |
| 1460 | 71% |
| 1450 | 69% |
| 1440 | 67% |
| 1430 | 65% |
| 1420 | 63% |
| 1410 | 61% |
| 1400 | 59% |
| 1390 | 57% |
| 1380 | 55% |
| 1370 | 53% |
| 1360 | 51% |
| 1350 | 49% |
| 1340 | 47% |
| 1330 | 45% |
| 1320 | 42% |
| 1310 | 40% |
| 1300 | 38% |
| 1290 | 36% |
| 1280 | 34% |
| 1270 | 32% |
| 1260 | 31% |
| 1250 | 29% |
| 1240 | 27% |
| 1230 | 25% |
| 1220 | 24% |
| 1210 | 22% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=189088 IPEDS survey data for Bard College.