Simon's Rock at Bard College
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| Type | Private liberal arts college |
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| Established | 1964 |
Parent institution | Bard College |
| Endowment | $41.4 million (2023) |
| President | Leon Botstein |
| Provost | John B. Weinstein |
Academic staff | 44 FT/ 19 PT |
| Students | 140 (2025) |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Rural |
| Mascot | Llama |
| Website | simons-rock |
Simon's Rock at Bard College (more commonly known as Simon's Rock) is a private liberal arts college in Barrytown, New York. It is part of Bard College in nearby Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Both are located in the town of Red Hook, New York.
Throughout its short history, the college has gone through names such as Simon's Rock, Simon's Rock Early College, Simon's Rock of Bard College for a period after 1979, when it was acquired by Bard College and Simon's Rock College of Bard. In August 2007, it changed to Bard College at Simon's Rock, in an effort "to be more clear about identity" and "to be very clear about the Bard College system."
It acquired its current name after a 2025 move from Massachusetts to New York, locating itself adjacent to Bard College's main campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
The school is an "early college", designed for students to enroll immediately after completing the tenth or eleventh grade, rather than after graduating from high school. Simon's Rock is the only accredited four-year early college to date and still the only college or university to take this approach with all of its students. It is one of a number of early college entrance programs that provide opportunities for students to enter college one or more years ahead of their traditional high school graduation date. A majority of students transfer to larger institutions after receiving an Associate of Arts degree after two years, although many stay for four to receive a Bachelor of Arts.