Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Population
30,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours
2,280 (12%)
Days Without Precipitation
217 (13%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
791
Men / Women
25% / 75%
From State
5%
From Region
35%
Racial/Ethnic
White
65%
International
12%
Hispanic
8%
Mixed
6%
Black
4%
Asian
2%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 28.0% 28.0%
2012 Men: 36.5% 36.5%
2013 Men: 29.3% 29.3%
2014 Men: 34.4% 34.4%
2015 Men: 32.6% 32.6%
2016 Men: 37.5% 37.5%
2017 Men: 30.7% 30.7%
2018 Men: 38.1% 38.1%
2019 Men: 36.9% 36.9%
2020 Men: 32.6% 32.6%
2021 Men: 34.5% 34.5%
2022 Men: 26.8% 26.8%
2023 Men: 28.2% 28.2%
2024 Men: 22.5% 22.5%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2016 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2017 Native: 2.4% 2.4%
2018 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2019 Native: 3.6% 3.6%
2020 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2012 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2013 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2014 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2015 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2016 Asian: 3.0% 3.0%
2017 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2018 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2019 Asian: 5.0% 5.0%
2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2024 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2011 Black: 1.5% 1.5%
2012 Black: 2.4% 2.4%
2013 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2014 Black: 1.6% 1.6%
2015 Black: 2.0% 2.0%
2016 Black: 2.4% 2.4%
2017 Black: 0.9% 0.9%
2018 Black: 2.0% 2.0%
2019 Black: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 Black: 1.6% 1.6%
2021 Black: 2.3% 2.3%
2022 Black: 4.1% 4.1%
2023 Black: 4.1% 4.1%
2024 Black: 1.5% 1.5%
2011 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5%
2012 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2013 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5%
2014 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2%
2015 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0%
2016 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8%
2017 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1%
2018 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1%
2019 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7%
2020 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3%
2021 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3%
2022 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3%
2023 Hispanic: 12.8% 12.8%
2024 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6%
2011 White: 92.7% 92.7%
2012 White: 91.3% 91.3%
2013 White: 83.8% 83.8%
2014 White: 83.2% 83.2%
2015 White: 81.8% 81.8%
2016 White: 75.0% 75.0%
2017 White: 79.2% 79.2%
2018 White: 74.6% 74.6%
2019 White: 70.0% 70.0%
2020 White: 56.5% 56.5%
2021 White: 64.5% 64.5%
2022 White: 57.4% 57.4%
2023 White: 60.3% 60.3%
2024 White: 59.6% 59.6%
2011 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2012 International: 3.1% 3.1%
2013 International: 3.9% 3.9%
2014 International: 5.3% 5.3%
2015 International: 7.6% 7.6%
2016 International: 9.5% 9.5%
2017 International: 4.2% 4.2%
2018 International: 9.1% 9.1%
2019 International: 8.6% 8.6%
2020 International: 23.6% 23.6%
2021 International: 9.3% 9.3%
2022 International: 17.4% 17.4%
2023 International: 17.8% 17.8%
2024 International: 20.7% 20.7%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2024 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2025 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2020 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2021 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2022 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2023 Black: 2.3% 2.3%
2024 Black: 2.3% 2.3%
2025 Black: 3.7% 3.7%
2020 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0%
2021 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1%
2022 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5%
2023 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6%
2024 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3%
2025 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5%
2020 White: 58.3% 58.3%
2021 White: 59.9% 59.9%
2022 White: 60.3% 60.3%
2023 White: 63.4% 63.4%
2024 White: 64.0% 64.0%
2025 White: 65.5% 65.5%
2020 International: 20.6% 20.6%
2021 International: 20.1% 20.1%
2022 International: 19.2% 19.2%
2023 International: 16.1% 16.1%
2024 International: 14.5% 14.5%
2025 International: 12.1% 12.1%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Bennington College
176
25% / 75%
17%
$33,512
1
94%
Computer Science
4 +3
50% / 50%
75%
$85,180
80
—
Data Science
1 —
0% / 100%
100%
$80,581
74
—
Astronomy
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$71,187
55
—
Chemistry
3 —
33% / 67%
33%
$50,788
7
—
Geology
— —
—
—
$49,172
6
—
Mathematics
1 +4
100% / 0%
0%
$71,969
57
—
Biological and Physical Sciences
— —
—
—
$46,634
4
—
Biology
10 —
10% / 90%
40%
$45,926
4
—
Environmental Science
— —
—
—
$46,052
4
—
Environmental Studies
6 +2
33% / 67%
0%
$46,028
4
—
Food Studies
— —
—
—
$44,424
3
—
Economics
1 —
100% / 0%
100%
—
—
—
African-American Studies
— —
—
—
$43,381
3
—
Anthropology
— —
—
—
$37,992
2
—
Behavioral Neuroscience
— —
—
—
$44,016
3
—
Chinese
— +1
—
—
$38,895
2
—
Communication and Media Studies
— —
—
—
$43,800
3
—
Community Organizing
5 +3
20% / 80%
0%
$39,348
2
—
Creative Writing
11 —
55% / 45%
0%
$28,694
1
—
Cultural Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
100%
$38,289
2
—
English
— +2
—
—
$26,132
1
94%
French
— +1
—
—
$39,016
2
—
Gender and Sexuality Studies
— —
—
—
$39,818
2
—
History
2 +1
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
International Affairs
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
—
—
—
Japanese
1 +4
100% / 0%
0%
$39,009
2
—
Languages
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$39,115
2
—
Linguistics
1 +1
0% / 100%
100%
$39,026
2
—
Literature
21 +9
14% / 86%
14%
$27,134
1
96%
Media Studies
3 +1
0% / 100%
67%
$43,831
3
—
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
— —
—
—
$46,753
4
—
Philosophy
— +2
—
—
$43,599
3
—
Political Science
1 +1
100% / 0%
100%
$48,165
5
—
Psychology
4 +3
0% / 100%
25%
$38,844
2
—
Public Policy
1 —
0% / 100%
100%
$46,928
4
—
Science Journalism
— —
—
—
$44,951
3
—
Social Sciences
2 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$38,095
2
—
Spanish
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$39,113
2
—
Writing
— +1
—
—
$28,576
1
—
Education
2 —
0% / 100%
50%
$39,880
2
—
Animation
6 —
33% / 67%
67%
$39,162
2
—
Architecture
2 —
0% / 100%
50%
$48,064
5
—
Art History
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$28,777
1
—
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
— —
—
—
$26,362
1
—
Costume Design
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$23,819
1
94%
Dance
22 +2
9% / 91%
0%
$29,428
1
—
Digital Communication
1 +1
0% / 100%
100%
—
—
—
Film Studies
4 +2
50% / 50%
0%
$29,088
1
—
Museum Studies
— —
—
—
$38,375
2
—
Music
13 +4
62% / 38%
0%
$26,511
1
100%
Music Theory and Composition
2 +1
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Musicology and Ethnomusicology
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$26,511
1
100%
Photography
— —
—
—
$31,620
1
—
Piano and Organ
— —
—
—
$25,102
1
—
Theatre
18 +6
22% / 78%
6%
$23,819
1
94%
Theatre Design
— —
—
—
$23,819
1
94%
Visual Arts
17 +13
29% / 71%
12%
$21,365
1
88%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$72,900
ROI Percentile
1th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
82%
4-Year Graduation Rate
61%
6-Year Graduation Rate
71%
Transfer-Out Rate
20%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 67.2% 67.2%
2012 Graduated: 63.8% 63.8%
2013 Graduated: 67.2% 67.2%
2014 Graduated: 67.4% 67.4%
2015 Graduated: 67.7% 67.7%
2016 Graduated: 70.2% 70.2%
2017 Graduated: 67.5% 67.5%
2018 Graduated: 74.1% 74.1%
2019 Graduated: 76.4% 76.4%
2020 Graduated: 71.2% 71.2%
2021 Graduated: 67.8% 67.8%
2022 Graduated: 69.2% 69.2%
2023 Graduated: 66.7% 66.7%
2024 Graduated: 71.2% 71.2%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 76.2% 76.2%
2012 Men: 66.7% 66.7%
2013 Men: 71.4% 71.4%
2014 Men: 57.6% 57.6%
2015 Men: 75.4% 75.4%
2016 Men: 79.6% 79.6%
2017 Men: 71.7% 71.7%
2018 Men: 71.4% 71.4%
2019 Men: 85.4% 85.4%
2020 Men: 72.7% 72.7%
2021 Men: 71.0% 71.0%
2022 Men: 74.6% 74.6%
2023 Men: 65.1% 65.1%
2024 Men: 65.8% 65.8%
2011 Women: 63.2% 63.2%
2012 Women: 62.5% 62.5%
2013 Women: 65.5% 65.5%
2014 Women: 72.6% 72.6%
2015 Women: 63.9% 63.9%
2016 Women: 65.8% 65.8%
2017 Women: 65.8% 65.8%
2018 Women: 75.6% 75.6%
2019 Women: 72.7% 72.7%
2020 Women: 70.4% 70.4%
2021 Women: 66.2% 66.2%
2022 Women: 66.9% 66.9%
2023 Women: 67.3% 67.3%
2024 Women: 74.4% 74.4%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2013 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2015 Black: 25.0% 25.0%
2016 Black: 75.0% 75.0%
2017 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2019 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2021 Black: 40.0% 40.0%
2022 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2023 Black: 44.4% 44.4%
2024 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0%
2014 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0%
2016 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5%
2017 Hispanic: 69.2% 69.2%
2018 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9%
2019 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5%
2020 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2021 Hispanic: 70.0% 70.0%
2022 Hispanic: 68.2% 68.2%
2023 Hispanic: 60.7% 60.7%
2024 Hispanic: 64.7% 64.7%
2011 White: 70.1% 70.1%
2012 White: 62.9% 62.9%
2013 White: 67.8% 67.8%
2014 White: 65.8% 65.8%
2015 White: 70.4% 70.4%
2016 White: 69.0% 69.0%
2017 White: 67.3% 67.3%
2018 White: 77.6% 77.6%
2019 White: 76.5% 76.5%
2020 White: 66.7% 66.7%
2021 White: 66.7% 66.7%
2022 White: 66.1% 66.1%
2023 White: 64.4% 64.4%
2024 White: 67.8% 67.8%
2011 International: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2014 International: 90.0% 90.0%
2015 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2016 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2017 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2018 International: 72.2% 72.2%
2019 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2020 International: 84.4% 84.4%
2021 International: 80.0% 80.0%
2022 International: 76.5% 76.5%
2023 International: 92.3% 92.3%
2024 International: 90.2% 90.2%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Arts
51.1%
90
26% / 74%
10%
$27,163
1
94%
Humanities & Social Sciences
32.4%
57
23% / 77%
18%
$32,734
1
96%
Life & Natural Sciences
5.7%
10
10% / 90%
40%
$45,926
4
—
Agriculture & Food Science
3.4%
6
33% / 67%
0%
$46,028
4
—
Computer Science
2.8%
5
40% / 60%
80%
$84,260
79
—
Physical Sciences & Math
2.8%
5
40% / 60%
20%
$59,104
20
—
Education
1.1%
2
0% / 100%
50%
$39,880
2
—
Business & Economics
0.6%
1
100% / 0%
100%
—
—
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
45%
Yield (Unbound)
10%
Early Decision 1
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Early Decision 2
Jan 15
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
46%
46%
46%
Early Decision
14%
14%
14%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 72.4% 72.4%
2012 Acceptance: 63.0% 63.0%
2013 Acceptance: 64.9% 64.9%
2014 Acceptance: 67.2% 67.2%
2015 Acceptance: 63.1% 63.1%
2016 Acceptance: 60.0% 60.0%
2017 Acceptance: 56.6% 56.6%
2018 Acceptance: 57.0% 57.0%
2019 Acceptance: 60.8% 60.8%
2020 Acceptance: 60.0% 60.0%
2021 Acceptance: 66.9% 66.9%
2022 Acceptance: 45.3% 45.3%
2023 Acceptance: 48.0% 48.0%
2024 Acceptance: 44.5% 44.5%
2011 Yield: 25.8% 25.8%
2012 Yield: 25.3% 25.3%
2013 Yield: 19.1% 19.1%
2014 Yield: 25.9% 25.9%
2015 Yield: 31.0% 31.0%
2016 Yield: 29.1% 29.1%
2017 Yield: 27.1% 27.1%
2018 Yield: 23.7% 23.7%
2019 Yield: 21.9% 21.9%
2020 Yield: 17.0% 17.0%
2021 Yield: 21.6% 21.6%
2022 Yield: 17.3% 17.3%
2023 Yield: 15.9% 15.9%
2024 Yield: 11.5% 11.5%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,145 1,145
2012 Applicants: 1,236 1,236
2013 Applicants: 1,130 1,130
2014 Applicants: 1,101 1,101
2015 Applicants: 1,099 1,099
2016 Applicants: 1,236 1,236
2017 Applicants: 1,465 1,465
2018 Applicants: 1,494 1,494
2019 Applicants: 1,344 1,344
2020 Applicants: 1,382 1,382
2021 Applicants: 1,726 1,726
2022 Applicants: 2,801 2,801
2023 Applicants: 2,825 2,825
2024 Applicants: 2,996 2,996
2011 Admitted: 829 829
2012 Admitted: 779 779
2013 Admitted: 733 733
2014 Admitted: 740 740
2015 Admitted: 693 693
2016 Admitted: 741 741
2017 Admitted: 829 829
2018 Admitted: 852 852
2019 Admitted: 817 817
2020 Admitted: 829 829
2021 Admitted: 1,155 1,155
2022 Admitted: 1,269 1,269
2023 Admitted: 1,357 1,357
2024 Admitted: 1,334 1,334
2011 Enrolled: 214 214
2012 Enrolled: 197 197
2013 Enrolled: 140 140
2014 Enrolled: 192 192
2015 Enrolled: 215 215
2016 Enrolled: 216 216
2017 Enrolled: 225 225
2018 Enrolled: 202 202
2019 Enrolled: 179 179
2020 Enrolled: 141 141
2021 Enrolled: 249 249
2022 Enrolled: 220 220
2023 Enrolled: 216 216
2024 Enrolled: 154 154
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
14%
SAT Range
1290
–
1400
SAT Math Range
580
–
650
SAT RW Range
700
–
750
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
1250
1300
1350
1400
1450
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2022 25th: 1260 1260
2023 25th: 1290 1290
2024 25th: 1291 1291
2022 75th: 1370 1370
2023 75th: 1413 1413
2024 75th: 1403 1403
SAT Math
575
600
625
650
675
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2022 25th: 600 600
2023 25th: 600 600
2024 25th: 588 588
2022 75th: 670 670
2023 75th: 673 673
2024 75th: 653 653
SAT Reading & Writing
650
675
700
725
750
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2022 25th: 660 660
2023 25th: 690 690
2024 25th: 703 703
2022 75th: 700 700
2023 75th: 740 740
2024 75th: 750 750
Submitting a Test Score
0%
7%
14%
21%
28%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2022 Submitted: 18.0% 18.0%
2023 Submitted: 23.0% 23.0%
2024 Submitted: 14.0% 14.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
