37 & 15
Number of states and countries our students come from (respectively).
260 Acres
Our campus is adjacent to Bard College and is in the heart of the Hudson Valley, an area known for its natural beauty and rich cultural life.
16
Average age of Simon‘s Rock students when they enter.
85%
Percentage of students receiving financial aid.
1
There‘s only one way to become a Rocker, and that‘s to apply.
95%
Percentage of full-time faculty holding highest degree in their field.
35+
Number of majors.
10
Number of Fulbright Fellows since 2010.
1
Minimum weekly meetings with your advisor.
Top 20
Our ranking among all U.S. colleges for percentage of alumni who complete their PhD.
450
Number of full-time students. Ninety percent live on campus.
24/7
Availability of our professional residence directors who live in each residence hall.
“One of America’s smartest colleges”
40%
Percentage of Rockers who are students of color.
92
Academic Rating from the Princeton Review—higher than Harvard and Princeton.
8:1
Our student faculty ratio.
#1
Number 1 Small town in America, as ranked by Smithsonian Magazine.
40%/60%
Ratio of male to female students.
11
Average class size.
78
Percentage of recent Simon’s Rock graduates who have gone on to graduate study.
Top 10%
Academic challenge and educational experience, the National Survey of Student Engagement.
2.5 hours
Our distance from New York (north).
6
Alumni listed on Forbes “30 Under 30” list of most creative minds.
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