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Bennington College

Bennington, VT · CDS 2024–2025 · Town: Distant · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
44.5%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
11.5%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
88.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$89,147
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$22,209

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates130
Total all graduate130
Grand total all students927

Admissions

Total applicants2,996
Total admitted1,334
Total enrolled154
Overall admit rate44.5%
Admit rate — women56.7%
Admit rate — men24.1%
Yield rate11.5%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan26
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date12/1
EA notification date1/31
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT10.4%
% submitting ACT3.9%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile703
SAT EBRW 75th %ile750
SAT Math 25th %ile588
SAT Math 75th %ile653
ACT Comp 25th %ile30
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class31.0%
% in top 25% of HS class57.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$67,850
Tuition — out-of-state$67,850
Required fees$1,471
Room and board$19,826
Total cost — in-state$89,147
Total cost — out-of-state$89,147

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$53,616
Avg % of need met88.0%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$43,380
Avg loan debt at graduation$22,209

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist80
# admitted from waitlist20
Waitlist admit rate27.4%
Transfer applicants (total)165
Transfer admit rate67.9%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio9:1
% faculty full-time41.2%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)44.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$30,947Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)68.7%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)61.4%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate83.6%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$38,899Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant23.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan51.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full18.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress33.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress17.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time2.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white64.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races6.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international11.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women55.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men44.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white68.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black8.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian11.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Visual And Performing Arts45.8%
English Language And Literature/Letters18.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences5.7%
Natural Resources And Conservation3.4%
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services3.4%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions3.4%
Social Sciences3.4%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs2.3%