University profileAnnandale-On-Hudson, NYFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Bard College get?
Bard College received $6.8 million in federal awards in FY2025, 978th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $6.8 million to Bard College (Annandale-On-Hudson, NY), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 978th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Bard College.
| Chaminade University of Honolulu #975 · HI | $7M |
| Northeast Texas Community College #976 · TX | $6.9M |
| Northwest Florida State College #977 · FL | $6.8M |
| Bard College #978 · NY | $6.8M |
| Maine Maritime Academy #979 · ME | $6.8M |
| St. Catherine University #980 · MN | $6.8M |
| Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College #981 · MN | $6.7M |
What the money is
That is down 36.4% from FY2024 ($10.7 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 1668.4%. The largest share came as direct payments ($5.9 million, 87.0%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($5.9 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($5.1 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($494,238); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($427,016). It ranks 978th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names BARD COLLEGE (UEI PCWWUCWEV363). Money that reaches it as a subaward through another organization is not included. Separately incorporated foundations, hospitals and laboratories have their own records and are not added in. Grouping rules are explained in the methodology.
Federal awards by year
Bard College: $6.8M in FY2025, up 1668% on FY2019
Federal award obligations by fiscal year and type, FY2018–FY2026, nominal dollars. FY26* is preliminary and still filling in.
- Insurance and other
- Loans (subsidy cost)
- Direct payments
- Grants
- Contracts
View every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments | Loans | Insurance and other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | $0 | $1.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.2M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $384,719 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $384,719 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $3.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.3M |
| FY2021 | $300,898 | $8.3M | $803,409 | $0 | $0 | $9.4M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $767,698 | $1.6M | $0 | $0 | $2.4M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $1.4M | $4.2M | $0 | $0 | $5.6M |
| FY2024 | -$3,326 | $5.6M | $5.1M | $0 | $0 | $10.7M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $882,185 | $5.9M | $0 | $0 | $6.8M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $91,936 | $4.8M | $0 | $0 | $4.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Bard College, and the largest federal programs. Programs are federal Assistance Listings (formerly CFDA numbers); contracts have no listing number, so they do not appear there.
Top awarding agencies
| Agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | $5.9 million | 87.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $427,016 | 6.3% |
| Department of Energy | $300,006 | 4.4% |
| National Science Foundation | $155,163 | 2.3% |
| Department of State | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $5.1 million | 75.5% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $494,238 | 7.3% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $427,016 | 6.3% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $300,006 | 4.4% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $288,708 | 4.2% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $155,163 | 2.3% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| AEECA/ESF PD Programs Assistance Listing 19.900 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in New York
- Columbia University in the City of New York$964M
- New York University$688M
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$606M
- Cornell University$351M
- University of Rochester$346M
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University$322M
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine$194M
- Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Stony Brook)$190M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Bard College receive?
- $6.8 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Bard College's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($5.9 million, 87.0%). By type, grants were $882,185 and contracts $0.
- Did Bard College's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $6.8 million; FY2024: $10.7 million (-36.4%).
Sources and notes
- USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), API endpoints spending_over_time and spending_by_category, filtered by recipient ID(s) 60f81198-ee93-15aa-6909-22556e623ca9-C, fiscal years 2018–2026. Amounts are obligations in nominal dollars. Data retrieved 2026-10-04. Public domain.
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: sources and methods.