School Summary

Bennington College


General Information:

Founded in 1932, Bennington College is seated on 440 acres located in Bennington county. It is a university offering both undergraduate and graduate programs. The school has a student/faculty ratio of 9:1.
Libraries:
This institution has 2 libraries.

Computer Labs:
At least one staffed computer lab is available to students. A wireless computer network is available throughout the campus. Number of computers available are 130. Free student email accounts are available.
Institutional Control:
Nonprofit control

Address, Phone and URL:

One College Drive

Bennington, VT
05201-6003
For more information call: 802 442-5401. This school has a website at https://www.bennington.edu/
Application information for this school is available at https://myfinancialaid.bennington.edu/NetPartnerStudent/Logon.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fNetPartnerStudent%2fDefault.aspx


Application Deadline: January
Application Fee: $0
Admission Requirements: A written essay or personal statement is Required for Freshmen.
High School transcripts are Required for Freshmen.
Other application requirements: graded analytic paper
No Application Requirements available.


In-State (per year) Out of State (per year)
Tuition $0.00 $0.00
Room and Board $19,110.00 $19,110.00
Fees $865.00 $865.00
Total $19,975.00 $19,975.00

A tuition installment payment plan is available. Financial aid information may be available from the school's website at https://www.bennington.edu/.


Special Programs
The following special programs are offered: No degree programs are available as an online learning option, English as a Second Language program, Distance learning program, Independent study, Learning disabilities services, Advanced Placement credit, Student-designed majors, Internships, Off-campus study, Sponsors its own study-abroad program.

Academic Competitiveness
Strong competition - More than 50% of all freshmen were in the top 10% of their high school class and scored over 1230 on SAT (critical reading and math scores combined) or over 26 on ACT; about 60% or fewer of all applicants accepted.

Incoming Freshmen SAT Scores
Scores Verbal Math
700-800 71% 14%
600-699 26% 65%
500-599 3% 18%
400-499 0% 0%
300-399 0% 0%
200-299 0% 0%



Incoming Freshmen ACT Scores
Scores Percentage of Students
30-36 83%
24-29 17%
18-23 0%
12-17 0%
6-11 0%
1-5 0%



Incoming Freshmen High School Ranking
Percentage Percentage of Students
Top 10% 27%
11-25% 23.00%
26-50% 37.00%
Under 50% 13.00%




No intercollegiate male sports found.


No intercollegiate female sports found.

Badminton, Soccer, Volleyball

Badminton, Soccer, Volleyball



No intercollegiate male scholarships found.


No intercollegiate female scholarships found.


Undergraduate

Undergraduate Only Count
Male 255
Female 527
Total 782


Undergraduate, Graduate & First Professional


Undergraduate, Graduate & First Professional Count
Male 276
Female 597
Total 873

Student Body By Racial/Ethnic Category
Student Body by Racial/Ethnic Category Percentage
Asian 2%
African American 3%
Hispanic 10%
Native American 0%
White 63%
Other 21%
Student Body By Age
Student Body by Age Percentage
Under 25 Years Old 94%
At Least 25 Years Old 6%
Student Body By Residence Status
Student Body by Residence Status Percentage
In State 5%
Out Of State 95%
Student Body By Housing Status
Student Body by Housing Status Percentage
Live On Campus 98%
Live Off Campus 2%


Sunfest, Senior Art Show, Midnight Breakfast

Student Council, Programming and Activity Council, FLoW Student Collective, B-RAD, Soccer


Instructional Program Code        Instructional Program Title

  • 45.1001                                           Political Science and Government, General
  • 26.0101                                           Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • 11.0101                                           Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • 16.0101                                           Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • 16.0500                                           Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • 27.0101                                           Mathematics, General
  • 23.0101                                           English Language and Literature, General
  • 50.0901                                           Music, General
  • 50.0701                                           Art/Art Studies, General
  • 40.0201                                           Astronomy
  • 19.0501                                           Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • 42.0101                                           Psychology, General
  • 40.0801                                           Physics, General
  • 40.0501                                           Chemistry, General
  • 45.0601                                           Economics, General
  • 50.0301                                           Dance, General
  • 51.0000                                           Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • 50.0102                                           Digital Arts
  • 50.0101                                           Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • 50.0401                                           Design and Visual Communications, General
  • 50.0404                                           Industrial and Product Design
  • 50.0601                                           Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • 22.0000                                           Legal Studies
  • 09.0406                                           Cultural Journalism
  • 03.0103                                           Environmental Studies
  • 01.0308                                           Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
  • 45.0203                                           Medical Anthropology
  • 24.0103                                           Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • 11.0701                                           Computer Science
  • 30.2001                                           International/Globalization Studies
  • 05.0208                                           Gay/Lesbian Studies
  • 38.0101                                           Philosophy
  • 16.0102                                           Linguistics
  • 16.0105                                           Applied Linguistics
  • 23.1401                                           General Literature
  • 50.0917                                           Sound Arts
  • 30.7001                                           Data Science, General
  • 03.0104                                           Environmental Science
  • 52.0601                                           Business/Managerial Economics
  • 27.0306                                           Mathematical Biology
  • 27.0301                                           Applied Mathematics, General
  • 42.2813                                           Applied Psychology
  • 30.1401                                           Museology/Museum Studies
  • 09.0100                                           Communication, General
  • 50.0913                                           Music Technology
  • 50.0411                                           Game and Interactive Media Design
  • 09.0702                                           Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • 16.0901                                           French Language and Literature
  • 01.0000                                           Agriculture, General
  • 54.0101                                           History, General
  • 50.0501                                           Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • 45.0101                                           Social Sciences, General
  • 13.0101                                           Education, General
  • 38.0206                                           Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • 05.0107                                           Latin American Studies
  • 05.0101                                           African Studies
  • 05.0103                                           Asian Studies/Civilization
  • 05.0203                                           Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • 05.0201                                           African-American/Black Studies
  • 05.0207                                           Women's Studies
  • 19.0706                                           Child Development
  • 26.1501                                           Neuroscience
  • 16.0902                                           Italian Language and Literature
  • 16.0302                                           Japanese Language and Literature
  • 16.0301                                           Chinese Language and Literature
  • 40.0101                                           Physical Sciences, General
  • 38.0201                                           Religion/Religious Studies
  • 30.0501                                           Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • 50.0504                                           Playwriting and Screenwriting
  • 50.0605                                           Photography
  • 23.1302                                           Creative Writing
  • 42.2707                                           Social Psychology
  • 40.0509                                           Environmental Chemistry
  • 26.0301                                           Botany/Plant Biology
  • 26.0202                                           Biochemistry
  • 40.0601                                           Geology/Earth Science, General
  • 26.1303                                           Evolutionary Biology
  • 42.2701                                           Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
  • 40.0605                                           Hydrology and Water Resources Science
  • 26.1305                                           Environmental Biology
  • 26.1301                                           Ecology
  • 42.2703                                           Developmental and Child Psychology
  • 09.0101                                           Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • 11.0803                                           Computer Graphics
  • 16.0905                                           Spanish Language and Literature
  • 45.0204                                           Cultural Anthropology
  • 50.0703                                           Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • 50.0902                                           Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • 50.0505                                           Theatre Literature, History and Criticism
  • 50.0904                                           Music Theory and Composition
  • 44.0501                                           Public Policy Analysis, General
  • 45.0201                                           Anthropology, General
  • 45.1101                                           Sociology, General
  • 45.0901                                           International Relations and Affairs
  • 45.0603                                           Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • 45.0501                                           Demography and Population Studies
  • 45.0604                                           Development Economics and International Development
  • 50.0905                                           Musicology and Ethnomusicology
  • 45.0701                                           Geography
  • 40.0202                                           Astrophysics
  • 09.0701                                           Radio and Television
  • 44.0201                                           Community Organization and Advocacy
  • 09.0401                                           Journalism
  • 23.1301                                           Writing, General
  • 15.0000                                           Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • 14.0101                                           Engineering, General
  • 50.0903                                           Music Performance, General
  • 52.0701                                           Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • 51.2201                                           Public Health, General
  • 24.0101                                           Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • 30.0101                                           Biological and Physical Sciences
  • 50.0709                                           Sculpture
  • 50.0711                                           Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • 50.0710                                           Printmaking
  • 50.0708                                           Painting
  • 50.0706                                           Intermedia/Multimedia
  • 50.0705                                           Drawing
  • 51.1102                                           Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • 04.0201                                           Architecture
  • 22.0001                                           Pre-Law Studies
  • 50.0409                                           Graphic Design
  • 50.0407                                           Fashion/Apparel Design
  • 50.0502                                           Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • 15.0405                                           Robotics Technology/Technician
  • 10.0203                                           Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • 16.0103                                           Language Interpretation and Translation
  • 50.0506                                           Acting
  • 50.0602                                           Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • 50.0510                                           Costume Design
  • 04.0401                                           Environmental Design/Architecture
  • 50.0702                                           Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • 25.0103                                           Archives/Archival Administration
  • 50.0507                                           Directing and Theatrical Production
  • 50.0908                                           Voice and Opera
  • 13.1325                                           French Language Teacher Education
  • 13.1311                                           Mathematics Teacher Education
  • 10.0304                                           Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • 30.2601                                           Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
  • 24.0102                                           General Studies
  • 45.0299                                           Anthropology, Other
  • 09.0199                                           Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • 09.9999                                           Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • 45.0699                                           Economics, Other
  • 23.9999                                           English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • 05.0299                                           Ethnic, Cultural Minority, sex, and Group Studies, Other
  • 19.0599                                           Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other
  • 16.9999                                           Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • 30.9999                                           Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • 50.0999                                           Music, Other
  • 45.1099                                           Political Science and Government, Other
  • 42.9999                                           Psychology, Other
  • 45.9999                                           Social Sciences, Other
  • 50.9999                                           Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • 22.0099                                           Non-Professional Legal Studies, Other
  • 24.0199                                           Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other

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** The information in this report is derived from Peterson's Undergraduate Database. Other data sources may also be included. To learn more about Texas Career Check or any data element please contact us.