Bennington College

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Acceptance Rate

44.5%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1291–1403

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$64,644

Undergrad Enrollment

759

Applicants

2,825

Yield Rate

15.9%

Student:Faculty

9:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$30,947/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $123,788 over four years.

What grads earn

$26,241/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $26,788 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 2% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 4.7 years of pay.

52% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

9.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

10%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Bennington College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$18,480

$30–48k$18,012

$48–75k$22,336

$75–110k$25,508

Over $110k$44,625

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

68%

Completion · all

63%

Completion · Pell

70%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

74%

Median debt

$26,000

Classification

Four-year, very small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

2,825

Admitted

1,35748.0%

Enrolled

21616% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

45.3%▲ -15.5pp

Application Volume

2,801 applicants▲ 108%

Bennington College has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years. Applications are up 108% while admits have stayed relatively flat, driving the acceptance rate down.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	1	—	—	—
Rape	53	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Visual and Performing Arts, General17 grads

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General17 grads

General Literature11 grads

Creative Writing10 grads

Music, General9 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General4 grads

Dance, General4 grads

Computer Science4 grads

Political Science and Government, General3 grads

Philosophy3 grads

4yr Grad Rate

59%

6yr Grad Rate

68%

Retention Rate

82%

Median Earnings

$38,289