College profile

Bennington College

Bennington College is a private liberal arts college in Bennington, Vermont, with about 780 undergraduates.

Federal figures from the College Scorecard, released October 15, 2026, and IPEDS. Each section names its year. How we check →

Undergraduates780
Admission rate · fall 202445%
Middle 50% SAT · ACT1291–1403 · ACT 30–32
Average net price, aided students$31,5072024–25 · average for students who received aid
Graduation rate70%
Every figure in one table16 figures, each with the year and source
Federal figures for this college, with years and sources
MeasureFigureWhat it describesSource
Undergraduates780Degree-seeking undergraduates, fall 2024College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Women among undergraduates73%Fall 2024College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Admission rate45%Students entering in fall 2024College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Middle 50% SAT1291–1403Students entering in fall 2024College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Middle 50% ACT30–32Students entering in fall 2024College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
SAT/ACT policyTest optionalStudents entering in fall 2024IPEDS Admissions survey
In-state tuition and fees$68,7462025–26College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Out-of-state tuition and fees$68,7462025–26College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Average net price, aided students$31,507First-time, full-time students who received aid, 2024–25; grants subtracted, loans notCollege Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
First-year students from in-state2%First-time students, fall 2022IPEDS Fall Enrollment (residence)
Graduation rate70%Students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019–20 year)College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
First-year retention82%Students who started in fall 2023College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Median federal debt$25,500Graduates in federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Median earnings, 10 years after entry$46,253Students who started in 2011–12 or 2012–13, earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollarsCollege Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Students per faculty member9 to 1Fall 2024IPEDS Fall Enrollment
Bachelor’s fields of study47Fields with a bachelor’s degree reported to IPEDS in the file’s two award yearsCollege Scorecard field-of-study data