Bennington College
Bennington College admitted 45% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1291–1403 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $31,507 a year. Within six years, 70% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 45%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1291–1403
- ACT middle 50%
- 30–32
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $90,170 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $31,507 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $22,350 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $68,746 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 70%
- Students who return for a second year
- 82%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $46,253 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 780
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 31%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Visual and performing arts
- 46%
- English language and literature
- 18%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 6%
- Natural resources and conservation
- 3%
- Communications technologies
- 3%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Loyola Marymount University CA · 45% admitted
- Bentley University MA · 45% admitted
- Furman University SC · 43% admitted
- Syracuse University NY · 46% admitted
- Auburn University AL · 46% admitted
- Union College NY · 44% admitted
More colleges in Vermont
- University of Vermont VT · 65% admitted
- Vermont State University VT · 82% admitted
- Champlain College VT · 83% admitted
- Middlebury College VT · 11% admitted
- Norwich University VT · 74% admitted
- Saint Michael's College VT · 85% admitted
- Sterling College VT · 67% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.