Admission Overview

Al-Quds Bard College (AQB) seeks to enroll outstanding students with strong intellectual promise who express capacities of mind and character. A successful AQB candidate is someone who will embrace the academic freedom and resources provided by our liberal arts curriculum, who will get involved in our local and international networks, and who will be a catalyst within our student community. While admission to the undergraduate programs takes into consideration many factors, decisions are based on the basic requirements outlined below. 

Al-Quds Bard College proudly celebrates the outstanding achievement of its Computer Science alumnus Elias Amro, a member of the 2022 Computer Science cohort, who recently graduated top of his class in the MSc in Electronic and Computer Technology at Dublin City University.

Tala Sabbah during her fall semester at Bard College’s campus in Annandale, 2025.

Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025| Al-Quds Bard College’s Evolving Global Economy class, a course that brings together Master’s students from European Studies and American Studies, hosted Dr. Danilo Leite Dalmon, Consultant in Education Policy for the World Bank, for a special lecture on “Inequality and Growth in South America: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis.” The lecture, which was open to both Master’s and Bachelor’s students at AQB, was moderated and facilitated by Dr. Sameh Halaq, an Associate Professor of Economics at the College.

Doha - Qatar| Al-Quds Bard College (AQB) is proud to share that two of its students, Shahd Abu Laban and Grace Awad, who are also Education Above All (EAA) Scholars have participated in the Doha Film Festival. They served as members of an international jury from 21–28 November, with the support of the EAA, representing AQB and young Palestinian creatives in one of the region’s most important cultural events.

Doha, Qatar.

Al-Quds Bard College (AQB) proudly celebrates the participation of Jonathan Becker, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bard College, as one of the panel speakers, and Alaa Abhari, an Education Above All (EAA) scholar and Human Rights & International Law student, who played a central role at the 12th World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE 12) on November 24th and 25th. Alaa served as the moderator of a session organised by the Al Fakhoora and PEIC Programmes of the Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, held in collaboration with the University of Oxford and Bard College.