Longy School of Music of Bard College

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2022 Undergraduate Tuition

$49,500

3.77% growth from 2021

2022 Average Net Price

$30,524

After Financial Aid

2020 Default Rate

on Student Loans

2022 Acceptance Rate

89%

82 Applicants

2022 Enrolled Students

315

88.9% Full-Time

2022 Graduation Rate

81.8%

9 Graduates

About

Longy School of Music of Bard College is a higher education institution located in Middlesex County, MA. In 2022, the most popular Masters Degree concentrations at Longy School of Music of Bard College were Music Teacher Education (24 degrees awarded), Voice & Opera (6 degrees), and Keyboard Instruments (4 degrees).

In 2022, 49 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Longy School of Music of Bard College. 49% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 51% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (17 degrees), 17 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (1 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Longy School of Music of Bard College is $49,500, which is $34,559 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,942).

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Longy School of Music of Bard College was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 589 total borrowers.

Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools Special Focus Institutions

Costs

In 2022, the median undergraduate tuition at Longy School of Music of Bard College is $49,500, which is $34,559 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,942).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $30,524.

In 2022, 100% of undergraduate students attending Longy School of Music of Bard College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 28% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$49,500

2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of tuition at Longy School of Music of Bard College was $49,500. The cost of tuition at Longy School of Music of Bard College is $34,559 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,942).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Longy School of Music of Bard College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$30,524

2022 Value

18.7%

1 Year Growth

In 2022 Longy School of Music of Bard College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $30,524. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Longy School of Music of Bard College grew by 18.7%.

This chart compares the average net price of Longy School of Music of Bard College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$11,000

Room and Board

$500

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Longy School of Music of Bard College was of $11,000 in 2022. The cost of room and board increased by 8.16% between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $500. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Longy School of Music of Bard College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

100%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

28%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

100% of undergraduate students at Longy School of Music of Bard College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2021, when 100% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Longy School of Music of Bard College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2020 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Longy School of Music of Bard College was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 589 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Longy School of Music of Bard College received 82 undergraduate applications in 2022, which represents a 19.6% annual growth. Out of those 82 applicants, 73 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 89% acceptance rate.

There were 315 students enrolled at Longy School of Music of Bard College in 2022.

Longy School of Music of Bard College has an overall enrollment yield of 15.1%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

89%

Acceptance Rate in 2022

Accepted Out of 82

In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Longy School of Music of Bard College was 89% (73 admissions from 82 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 89.2%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants declined by 19.6%, while admissions declined by 19.8%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Longy School of Music of Bard College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

Enrollment

Longy School of Music of Bard College had a total enrollment of 315 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Longy School of Music of Bard College is 280 students and the part-time enrollment is 35. This means that 88.9% of students enrolled at Longy School of Music of Bard College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Longy School of Music of Bard College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 17.1% White, 5.71% Asian, 3.17% Black or African American, 2.54% Two or More Races, and 0.635% Hispanic or Latino.

Students enrolled at Longy School of Music of Bard College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (12.9%), followed by White Female (3.23%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (7.63%), followed by White Male (6.02%) and Asian Female (5.22%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

88.9%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Longy School of Music of Bard College in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 315 students. The full-time enrollment at Longy School of Music of Bard College is 280 and the part-time enrollment is 35. This means that 88.9% of students enrolled at Longy School of Music of Bard College are enrolled full-time compared with 71.2% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Longy School of Music of Bard College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

73%

2022 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Longy School of Music of Bard College was 73%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (73%), Longy School of Music of Bard College had a retention rate approximately the same as its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Longy School of Music of Bard College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
54 enrolled students
Asian
18 enrolled students
Black or African American
10 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Longy School of Music of Bard College is 17.1% White, 5.71% Asian, 3.17% Black or African American, 2.54% Two or More Races, and 0.635% Hispanic or Latino. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 42.1% White, 19.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 14.1% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 56 students (17.8%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2022, 1 fewer women than men received degrees from Longy School of Music of Bard College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Longy School of Music of Bard College is white (17 degrees awarded). There were 17 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (1 degrees).

The most common Masters Degree concentration at Longy School of Music of Bard College is Music Teacher Education (24 degrees awarded), followed by Voice & Opera (6 degrees) and Keyboard Instruments (4 degrees).

In 2022, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Longy School of Music of Bard College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Visual & Performing Arts (25 degrees awarded) and Education (24 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Longy School of Music of Bard College are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,579,195 people), Secondary school teachers (466,878 people), Education administrators (254,281 people), Special education teachers (185,554 people), and Preschool & kindergarten teachers (169,890 people).

The most specialized majors at Longy School of Music of Bard College in 2022 are Visual & Performing Arts (25 degrees awarded) and Education (24 degrees) (as of 2022).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Longy School of Music of Bard College are Surgeons, Physicians, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

The most specialized majors at Longy School of Music of Bard College are Visual & Performing Arts (25 degrees awarded) and Education (24 degrees) (as of 2022).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Longy School of Music of Bard College are Elementary & secondary schools (2,755,004 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (298,532 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (133,360 people), Computer Systems Design (108,471 people), and Child day care services (102,879 people).

The most specialized majors at Longy School of Music of Bard College are Visual & Performing Arts (25 degrees awarded) and Education (24 degrees) (as of 2022).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Longy School of Music of Bard College.

Most Common (2022)

Music Teacher Education
24 degrees awarded
Voice & Opera
6 degrees awarded
Keyboard Instruments
4 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common masters degree concentration at Longy School of Music of Bard College was Music Teacher Education with 24 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from masters degree programs at Longy School of Music of Bard College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2022

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2022

In 2022, 25 degrees were awarded to men at Longy School of Music of Bard College, which is 1.04 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (24).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Longy School of Music of Bard College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 12 degrees were awarded to men at Longy School of Music of Bard College in Music Teacher Education, which is 1 times approximately the same the 12 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 12 degrees were awarded to men at Longy School of Music of Bard College in Music Teacher Education, which is 1 times approximately the same the 12 male recipients with that same degree.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

White Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Longy School of Music of Bard College is Male and White (100% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 11.1% of graduates (1 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
17 degrees awarded
Asian
1 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
1 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Longy School of Music of Bard College is white (17 degrees awarded). There were 17 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (1 degrees).

4.08% of degree recipients (2 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)

White Female
9 degrees awarded
White Male
8 degrees awarded
Asian Female
1 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Longy School of Music of Bard College is white female (9 degrees awarded). There were 1.13 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (8 degrees).

Operations

Longy School of Music of Bard College has an endowment valued at nearly $8.26M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 1.32M (15.9%) compared to the 0.21% average return (24.5k on 11.6M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2022, Longy School of Music of Bard College had a total salary expenditure of 7.76M. Longy School of Music of Bard College employs 10 Professors. Most academics at Longy School of Music of Bard College are Male Professor (5), and Female Professor (5).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Longy School of Music of Bard College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 18 employees, Management, with 11 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 5 employees.

Endowment

$8.26M

2022 Endowment

13.4%

decline from 2021

Longy School of Music of Bard College has an endowment valued at about $8.26M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The endowment of Longy School of Music of Bard College declined 13.4% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $3.38M lower than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Longy School of Music of Bard College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$5.31M

2022 Salaries

24.9%

growth from 2021

In 2022, Longy School of Music of Bard College paid a median of $5.31M in salaries, which represents 68.4% of their overall expenditure ($7.76M) and a 24.9% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 7.55% decline between 2020 and 2021, and a 7.86% growth between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.17M (40.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$454k

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2022, Longy School of Music of Bard College paid a total of $454k to 10 employees working as instructors, which represents 8.55% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $975k (30.7%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

10 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

18 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Longy School of Music of Bard College was Professor with 10 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Longy School of Music of Bard College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 18 employees, Management with 11 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 5 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)

Male Professor
Female Professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Longy School of Music of Bard College was Male Professor with 5 employees, and Female Professor with 5 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Longy School of Music of Bard College.

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