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Longy School of Music of Bard College

Cambridge, MA 02138City: MidsizeUNITID 166489

Private nonprofit 4-yearSpecial Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design SchoolsSpecial focus: Arts, Music & Design SchoolsSpecialty: Visual & Performing Arts 100%
Undergraduates
10
Graduate students
307
Admit rate
Not reported
Average net price
$38.5k
Graduation rate
78%
Retention rate
86%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$46.5k
Median debt
$24.3k
Student : faculty
4:1
Value score*
11th pct.
Programs offered
4
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
Northeast · New England
Setting
City: Midsize (population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)
Carnegie
Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
Size & setting
Exclusively graduate/professional
Predominant degree
Predominantly certificate-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
No

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.