Bard College — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Bard College reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 75 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 5.48 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2627 and #167 within NY out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 2,922 enrolled students, this campus sits in the small college bracket, which shapes how raw incident counts should be interpreted.

The most frequently reported category at Bard College is "fondling" with 28 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is declining — moving from 31 in 2021 to 11 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in NY averaging 2.60 incidents per 1,000 students, Bard College reports 111% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 71 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 3 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 54 category-year records, covering liquor law violations, drug law violations, and weapons possession on-campus. No Department of Education Clery Act enforcement actions are recorded against this institution. Safety scores should always be read alongside enrollment size, campus geography, and reporting culture — institutions with active reporting programs often show higher counts that reflect transparency rather than risk.