10-yr median earnings
$46,543
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Cambridge, Massachusetts
Longy School of Music of Bard College
Longy School of Music of Bard College is a private nonprofit institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $46,543
- 10-yr median earnings
- $38,530
- Avg net price / yr
- 54.5%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Longy School of Music of Bard College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 36%
- former-student earnings, US
- 54.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +50%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Longy School of Music of Bard College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
44/100
Longy School of Music of Bard College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C+
$46,543
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$38,530
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
54.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$24,254
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A+
83.9%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention B+
85.7%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$38,530
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
54.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 54.5%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Longy School of Music of Bard College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Longy School of Music of Bard College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Longy School of Music of Bard College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$46,543 Top 36% higher than 64% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Longy School of Music of Bard College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,543 | #1818 of 5103 | 64th |
| Average net price | $38,530 | #4851 of 5020 | 3rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 54.5% | #2635 of 4858 | 46th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 10 | #5402 of 5462 | 1st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
10
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
54.5%
150%-time completion
$46,543
10-yr median earnings
85.7%
First-year retention
How Longy School of Music of Bard College ranks in Massachusetts
State rank among 106 reporting Massachusetts colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Longy School of Music of Bard College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,543 | #74 of 106 | 30th |
| Average net price | $38,530 | #104 of 117 | 11th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 54.5% | #76 of 109 | 30th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 10 | #126 of 128 | 2nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Massachusetts
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $143,372 | $20,111 |
| 2 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | $129,455 | $25,171 |
| 3 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $125,557 | $39,545 |
| 4 | Babson College | $123,938 | $40,514 |
| 5 | Bentley University | $120,959 | $37,930 |
| 6 | Boston College | $103,937 | $41,704 |
| 7 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $103,470 | $43,071 |
| 8 | Harvard University | $101,817 | $19,066 |
| 9 | Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing | $101,466 | - |
| 10 | Northeastern University | $92,538 | $30,915 |
| 11 | Northeastern University Professional Programs | $92,538 | - |
| 12 | College of the Holy Cross | $90,543 | $38,782 |
| 73 | Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeThis school | $46,543 | $38,530 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $55,275 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $55,275 |
| Average Net Price | $38,530 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $40,055 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $37,005 |
5.9%
Pell Grant Rate
11.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$24,254
Median Debt
$257/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Longy School of Music of Bard College swings rather than trends
Across 10 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $20,235 to $49,433 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +25.4%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$20,235
Highest year
$49,433
Most recent (2023)
$43,291
10 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $34,5282023 · $43,291
Over the same years, enrollment went -41.4% (58 → 34 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
62.0%
Female
12.2%
First Generation
Outcomes
85.7%
Retention Rate
$31,072
Median Earnings (6yr)
50.7%
Earning Over $25K
83.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 54.5% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 85.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $31,072 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $46,543 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 50.7% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 83.9% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $24,254 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $257/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Master's | 21 | $48,961 | $48,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Longy School of Music of Bard College? ▼
Longy School of Music of Bard College is a private nonprofit institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Undergraduate enrollment is 10 students.
How much do Longy School of Music of Bard College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Longy School of Music of Bard College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $46,543 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $31,072.
How much does Longy School of Music of Bard College cost? ▼
The average net price at Longy School of Music of Bard College is $38,530. In-state tuition is $55,275 and out-of-state tuition is $55,275. Median student debt at graduation is $24,254.
What is the graduation rate at Longy School of Music of Bard College? ▼
Longy School of Music of Bard College has a 54.5% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 85.7%.
Is Longy School of Music of Bard College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Longy School of Music of Bard College is $24,254, while former students earn a median of $46,543 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 52% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 83.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $257.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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