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On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 1,401
Average Housing Costs $5,930
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus? Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus 77%
Number of Dormitories 37
Best Dorms
  • Honey House
  • Manor House
  • Stone Row
  • Village Dorms
Worst Dorms
  • Sawkill
  • South Hall
  • Stephens
  • Tewksbury

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

The dorms on campus are just as eclectic as the students they house. Looking around, you’ll quickly notice Bard’s signature lack of architectural consistency. While some on-campus houses look like sprawling 18th-century manors, others appear to be dilapidated pre-war bomb shelters. Many of the newer dorms (like the Village series, for instance) sport modern conveniences and eco-friendly devices like auto-shut-off lights and geothermal heating. Older dorms, on the other hand, lack even basic amenities, like air conditioning. On average, newer and nicer dorms seem to produce more satisfied tenants, or at least better smelling ones, than the less remarkable dorms, but they can have the sterile aura of a hotel. The worst dorms are guaranteed to have the best school spirit, as these disgruntled students tend to rally behind their shabby but eccentric buildings. Also, all but one on-campus house is coed, so inter-gender mixing is rampant in both bathrooms and bedrooms.

Each year, just before graduation, Bard holds its annual ‘room draw’ in the Stevenson gymnasium to determine where returning students will live next fall. Each Bardian is assigned a random raffle number, and when your number is called, it’s your turn to pick a pad. Furthermore, come fall, Bard continues to admit more students than it can feasibly accommodate, which inevitably leads to severe housing shortages. Mendicant and clearly a little unhappy, these students often end up in makeshift trailers or else packed into cramped ad hoc triples—not where you expect to be after shelling out thousands of bucks for a supposedly decent place to stay. Still, just about any room can be comfortably livable with some tactful decorating strategies.
 

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Campus Housing at Bard College

fictionalpancakes

'14

Literature

2.3
C

Bard Housing

Limited availability, expensive poorly kept. Varying room sizes. After moderation we're not guaranteed housing because there isn't enough. South campus housing is convenient, but not great. North campus housing (the treehouses and trailers) is awful for freshmen. Upperclassmen housing on North campus is nice, but there isn't enough of it. Not all the dorms have AC and wireless. In general, Bard housing is lousy.

Dec 11, 2011

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Campus Housing at Bard College

Jusayin

'15

Psychology

2.3
C

It's Not the Worst

I'm sure there are worst dorms but being that tuition and room & board is sooo expensive it should be like the Hilton!! Off campus housing may be best.

Nov 17, 2011

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Campus Housing at Bard College

roliviaw93

'15

English

1.9
C-

Wide Range

Bard is really annoying about housing. It's one of the MOST expensive schools in the country, but none of that is reflected in the dorms. I'm living in a trailer. Bard has some really great dorms, and some horrible dorms, like the one i'm in... but there's always hope for next year. The dorm assignment system is completely randomized, so you never know where you'll end up.

Nov 16, 2011

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Messy dorm room at 7 a.m. This is what a single looks like in the New Toasters. After your moderation, it is mandatory that all upperclassmen live in a single dorm room.
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Bard College - Manor HouseManor House
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Manor House This is Manor; only upperclassmen live in this dorm. There is a dining spot on the main floor, and they have some pretty nice parties inside of this dorm.
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Bard College - The VillageThe Village
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The Village Mostly upperclassmen live in the Village. You can live in a double, single, or mini apartment-style housing that has a living room and a kitchen.
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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

Rate campus housing on the following subjects

Facts

Room Types
  • Doubles
  • Singles
  • Suites
Bed Types Twin extra-long
What You Get
  • Bed
  • Closet or dresser
  • Desk and chair
  • Ethernet connections and/or wireless
  • Phone jack
  • Window coverings

Available for Rent

Shelving

Cleaning Service

Aramark, the cleaning service, will clean the public areas in each dorm (kitchens, bathrooms, common rooms, hallways), but they will not clean your private living space. Provided that residents do their part to respect their living space, the staff is usually very congenial.

Did You Know?


The Village Dorms were designed with the environment in mind. Bathroom lights shut themselves off after you leave, and much of each dorm’s heat is generated geo-thermally.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

Bartlett
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 21
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshman
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Alcohol Free

Bleucher
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 21
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Alcohol Free

Bourne
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 19
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Alcohol Free

Briggs
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 7
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, Doubles
Special Features: Wellness Housing

Cruger
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 75
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, Doubles
Special Features: Substance-free housing

Feitler
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 10
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles
Special Features: Co-op living

Hirsch
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 29
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Wellness Housing

Honey House
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 9
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles

Hudson
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 38
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Alcohol Free

Keen North
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 34
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Alcohol Free

Keen South
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 44
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Alcohol Free

Leonard
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 21
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Wellness housing

Manor Annex
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 38
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Quiet housing, Manor Café

Manor House
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 32
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Manor Café

McVickar
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 18
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: No air-conditioning or laundry

Mulberry
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 13
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Wellness housing, Alcohol Free

North Hoffman
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 18
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Quiet housing

Oberholzer
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 52
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Quiet housing

Obreshkove
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 21
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Wellness, quiet housing, alcohol free

Potter
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 18
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: No laundry or air-conditioning

Robbins
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 66
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: No carpet or air-conditioning

Rovere
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 19
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: No laundry in building

Rueger
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 19
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles

Sands
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 24
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Wellness housing. Located in an old farmhouse

Sawkill
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 10
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: No air-conditioning, carpet, or key-card enterance

Shafer
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 19
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Quiet housing

Shelov
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 19
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles

South Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 36
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Alcohol Free, Quiet Housing

South Hoffman
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 18
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: No air-conditioning

Spruce
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 13
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Quiet, wellness housing

Steinway
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 19
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Wellness housing

Sycamore
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 13
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Wellness housing

Tewksbury
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 97
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles

Tremblay
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 29
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Wellness housing

Village Dorms
Floors: 2–3 in each building
Number of Occupants: 235
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, suites
Special Features: Eco-friendly living, smoke-free and wellness housing

Williams
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 39
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Alcohol Free

Wolff
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 21
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Substance-free and quiet housing

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