Bennington College
Bennington, Vermont
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 780 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 45%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $31,507per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 71%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $46,25310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Bennington College has no required courses and no set majors; instead, each student designs an individualized course of study through The Plan Process.
Every year, every Bennington College student spends six weeks in an off-campus work experience through the annual Field Work Term.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 45%About 4 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1291–1403Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 30–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Bennington College's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
44% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.67. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 37%1,008 admitted of 2,709 first-year applicants
- Early decision admit rate
- 17%47 admitted of 272. Early decision is binding: you commit to attend if admitted.
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1335–1475First-years who sent scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 33–34First-years who sent scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 31%67% were in the top quarter.
Early applicants often include recruited athletes and students who knew this was their first choice, so a higher early rate doesn't mean applying early raises any one student's odds by that much.
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Bennington College Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $31,507full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $90,170sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $68,746Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 71%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 82%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $46,25310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 780Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 31%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 13%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT — admits 85%
- Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA — admits 62%
- Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Omaha, NE — admits 73%
- Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN — admits 87%
Also worth a look
- Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO — admits 55%
- Huston-Tillotson University Austin, TX — admits 39%
- Scripps College Claremont, CA — admits 38%
- Hope International University Fullerton, CA — admits 33%
- Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT — admits 59%
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN — admits 48%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Bennington College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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