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.
- Top 13%Average SAT
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 15%Acceptance rate
- Top 23%Full-time retention
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
- $31,9181,789th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $64,6441,995th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $64,6441,995th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $82,9681,952nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,0001,445th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,2891,688th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $24,7111,868th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 66.7%537th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 85.0%429th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 48.0%247th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1358131st highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7591,529th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 21.2%1,652nd highest of 2,140 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
- EDNov 1
- ED IIJan 10
- EANov 1
- RDApr 7
- 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $20,140 | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $18,967 | $17,950 |
| AnthropologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Architecture | bachelors | — | — |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Astronomy and AstrophysicsPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Botany/Plant BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websitebennington.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 230816)
- Compare colleges in VTRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in VermontEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Bennington College vs Landmark CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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