Simon's Rock at Bard College

Simon's Rock at Bard College The oldest and most prestigious early college in the country. At Simon's Rock bright, motivated students begin college immediately after 10th or 11th grade.

For admission questions, email [email protected] No other college does what we do. We’re a small, selective, supportive, intensive college of the liberal arts and sciences in the middle of the Berkshires, one of the nation’s cultural and natural treasures. All of our 400 students come to us after 10th or 11th grade in high school. We give them a broad-minded, paradigm-shifting education; facul

ty trained in the country’s best universities; inspired and inspiring classes; first-class facilities for the sciences, the arts, and athletics; and an astonishing range of opportunities for conducting specialized research and gaining hands-on experience. We offer over 40 concentrations, many of them interdisciplinary; our academic program leads to an AA or a BA. Simon’s Rock was founded by Elizabeth Blodgett Hall in 1966. In 1979 we became part of Bard College (established in 1860), one of the country’s outstanding (and most innovative) liberal arts colleges, located 50 miles away, in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. To learn more about Simon's Rock:

- Visit our Admission page at http://www.simons-rock.edu/admission
- Email a current student at [email protected]
- For admission questions, email [email protected]

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Here are some highlights from our 2026 Writing and Thinking Week! 📚️
08/28/2026

Here are some highlights from our 2026 Writing and Thinking Week! 📚️

Hear from second-year student, Owen '25, about his summer research for an independent anthropology project in Costa Rica...
08/28/2026

Hear from second-year student, Owen '25, about his summer research for an independent anthropology project in Costa Rica!

"My name is Owen and I’m a second-year at Simon’s Rock planning to major in anthropology with a concentration in environmental studies. This summer, I traveled to an exurban town in Costa Rica to intern with a supportive immersion based mental health gap year program. In my free time, I conducted ethnographic interviews with members of the local expatriate community, with a specific eye of variation in political and economic motivations they had for moving to the country, as well as their relationships to exonyms such as “gringo.” With the continued mentorship of Simon’s Rock’s Professor in Anthropology, Dr. Kathryn Boswell, and Psychology, Dr. Anne O’Dwyer, I hope to develop the project into a full ethnographic paper and potentially present it at conferences this spring." - Owen '25

What were Rockers up to this summer? Dr. Jennifer Browdy, Faculty in Literature, had a summer full of travel adventures!...
08/26/2026

What were Rockers up to this summer? Dr. Jennifer Browdy, Faculty in Literature, had a summer full of travel adventures! She lead a Riding and Writing workshop in Italy, rode horses in Iceland, and went paddling in Nova Scotia with her son Nico, and his wife, Lydia (both are Simon's Rock alumni), and their daughter.

Welcome to our new Rockers and their families! New students arrived this past Friday and are settling in with Writing & ...
08/24/2026

Welcome to our new Rockers and their families! New students arrived this past Friday and are settling in with Writing & Thinking Workshop this week.

08/21/2026

Hear from Xan, a rising second-year student at Simon's Rock, about how students at Simon's Rock have time to think, connect with each other, and share ideas. Xan says, "If you want to make the most of your brain, you should come here!"

Welcome to our new students arriving this week!
08/19/2026

Welcome to our new students arriving this week!

Alumni News! Pooja Prema '99 recently presented a workshop on AI, "The Great Unraveling: Reclaiming the Conversation and...
08/17/2026

Alumni News! Pooja Prema '99 recently presented a workshop on AI, "The Great Unraveling: Reclaiming the Conversation and the Commons," with SAND (Science and Nonduality) in May 2026.

Picture yourself here! There's only a few more opportunities for our drop-in visit days this summer. If you're intereste...
08/14/2026

Picture yourself here! There's only a few more opportunities for our drop-in visit days this summer. If you're interested in learning more about our innovative high school and early college programs, visit us on Wednesdays and Fridays between 12-3 p.m. through August 21. It's a great opportunity to meet faculty and staff, tour campus, and get your questions about early college answered.

08/12/2026

Hear from Dr. Mike Bergman, Faculty in Physics and the Director of the 3/2 Engineering Program, about why students come to Simon's Rock: to seek a challenge. Learn more about the 3/2 Engineering Programs with Columbia University and Dartmouth College at https://simons-rock.edu/academics/3-2-dual-degree/

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Barrytown, NY
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