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Bennington College

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Bennington, VT
Population 30,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 759
Men / Women 27% / 73%
White 55%
International 12%
Black 11%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 5%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Arts 48%
Humanities & Social Sciences 39%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Engineering, Computing & Math 5%
Education 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $66,262
Est. Cost of Attendance $87,284
10-Year ROI $25,000
ROI Percentile 5th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 61%
6-Year Graduation Rate 71%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,280 (12th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 217 (13th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 48%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Early Decision Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 14%
SAT Range 1,291 – 1,403
ACT Range 30 – 32

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Bennington College 128 34% / 66% 17% $21,629
Astronomy
Computer Science 4 75% / 25% 75%
Data Science 1 100% / 0% 0%
Mathematics 1 +1 0% / 100% 100%
Biological and Physical Sciences
Biology 4 +1 75% / 25% 25%
Chemistry
Environmental Science 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Environmental Studies 3 +2 0% / 100% 33%
Food Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Geology 1 0% / 100% 0%
African-American/Black Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Anthropology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Behavioral Neuroscience 1 100% / 0% 100%
Chinese
Communication and Media Studies
Community Organizing 3 +5 33% / 67% 33%
Creative Writing 10 10% / 90% 10%
Cultural Studies
English 1 0% / 100% 0% $26,132
French 2 50% / 50% 50%
Gender and Sexuality Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Japanese 2 +1 50% / 50% 50%
Languages 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Linguistics 1 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Literature 11 +7 45% / 55% 9%
Media Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 1 0% / 100% 0%
Philosophy 3 33% / 67% 33%
Political Science 3 +5 67% / 33% 33%
Psychology 3 +3 33% / 67% 33%
Public Policy 1 100% / 0% 0%
Science Journalism 1 0% / 100% 0%
Social Sciences 2 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Spanish
Writing
Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Animation 2 0% / 100% 50%
Architecture 2 0% / 100% 0%
Art History 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics 1 0% / 100% 0%
Costume Design 1 0% / 100% 0%
Dance 4 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Film Studies 3 +1 33% / 67% 67%
Museum Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Music 9 +4 56% / 44% 0%
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 1 100% / 0% 0%
Photography
Piano and Organ
Theatre 17 35% / 65% 18%
Theatre Design 1 100% / 0% 0%
Visual Arts 17 +10 29% / 71% 6% $21,365