Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, NY · private, nonprofit · 2,414 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Bard College field?

Bard College, in Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Liberty League.

Both rosters carried the same number of players, 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Bard College's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division III median of 12, by 33%, and 20% below the Liberty League median of 10. Bard College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 25%.

Bard College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 20% below the Liberty League median of 10, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Bard College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does Bard College fund its athletes?

Bard College reported 265 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 153 men and 112 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.

Recruiting spending was $42,410 for men's sports and $35,540 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $277 and $317 per athlete.

What is Bard College like academically?

Bard College is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 52% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1380, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $84,553 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $34,649 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 59% of the sticker price on average.

68% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 85% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $46,543, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Bard College?

Visual & Performing Arts is the largest field at 26% of degrees, followed by Liberal Arts & Sciences (25%) and Social Sciences (22%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

  • Fine and Studio Arts (138 degrees)
  • Social Sciences, General (125 degrees)
  • Biological and Physical Sciences (77 degrees)
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other (70 degrees)
  • Music (13 degrees)
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (1 degrees)
  • Accounting and Related Services (1 degrees)
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • Computer Science
  • Physics

What is Annandale-On-Hudson, NY like to live in?

Bard College sits in Annandale-On-Hudson, a rural area near a metro in Dutchess County, New York.

Household incomes in Dutchess County, a median of about $97,273, sit above the New York median and likewise above the national one, 24% higher than the country as a whole.

Home values are in step with the rest of New York, around $368,100 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,522 a month.

Commutes run long, about 31 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.

The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 43 against 39, with 19% aged 65 or over.

Frequently asked questions

Does Bard College have a tennis program?
Yes. Bard College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Liberty League) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Liberty League), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Bard College?
Bard College is in Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, in the Mid East region of the United States.
How much does Bard College cost?
The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $84,553 a year, and an average net price of $34,649 after grants and scholarships.