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Bennington College

Bennington, VT · Private · Town (distant)

Private institution in Bennington, VT · 759 undergraduates · 48% acceptance rate · $38,289 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$31,9181,778th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$64,6441,977th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$64,6441,977th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$82,9681,936th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,2891,679th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$24,7111,855th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
66.7%534th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
85.0%426th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
48.0%243rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1358131st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
7591,526th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
21.2%1,636th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 120 mi (BOS)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 68 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$20,140—
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$18,967$17,950
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors——
Architecturebachelors——
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Astronomy and AstrophysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Botany/Plant BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Bennington College’s 759 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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