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Bennington College is one of the leading colleges in Vermont with the acceptance rate of 67%. Deadlines for application are Early Decision - November 15 and Early Decision II - January 15 and Early Action - December 1 and Regular - January 15 . For more information, call 8008336845 or send email at admissions@bennington.edu.

1726 Enrolled 67% Acceptance Rate 28 - 33 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 1,726
    • Average HS GPA: 3.51
    • Acceptance Rate: 67%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 29% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 22% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 16% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 18% — 3.00 - 3.24
    • 9% — 2.50 - 2.99

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    630 - 730
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    580 - 690
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    28 - 33

  • Deadlines

    Early Decision
    November 15
    Early Decision II
    January 15
    Early Action
    December 1
    Regular
    January 15

Academics

  • Majors

    ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES.
    Architecture.
    Environmental Design/Architecture.
    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    African-American/Black Studies.
    Asian Studies/Civilization.
    Gay/Lesbian Studies.
    Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies.
    Latin American Studies.
    Women's Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biochemistry.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    Ecology.
    Environmental Biology.
    Evolutionary Biology.
    Neuroscience.
    BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Business/Managerial Economics.
    Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies.
    COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Communication and Media Studies, Other.
    Communication and Media Studies.
    Communication, General.
    Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia.
    Journalism.
    Radio and Television.
    COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects.
    Recording Arts Technology/Technician.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer and Information Sciences, General.
    Computer Graphics.
    Computer Science.
    EDUCATION.
    Education, General.
    ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING-RELATED FIELDS.
    Robotics Technology/Technician.
    ENGINEERING.
    Engineering, General.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    Creative Writing.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    General Literature.
    Writing, General.
    FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES.
    Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other.
    Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    Chinese Language and Literature.
    Foreign Languages and Literatures, General.
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.
    French Language and Literature.
    Italian Language and Literature.
    Japanese Language and Literature.
    Language Interpretation and Translation.
    Linguistics.
    Spanish Language and Literature.
    HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies.
    Public Health, General.
    HISTORY.
    History, General.
    LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES.
    Pre-Law Studies.
    LEISURE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
    Theatre/Theater.
    LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES.
    Humanities/Humanistic Studies.
    Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Applied Mathematics, General.
    Mathematics, General.
    MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
    Biological and Physical Sciences.
    Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis.
    International/Global Studies.
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
    Museology/Museum Studies.
    Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution.
    NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
    Environmental Science.
    Environmental Studies.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Jewish/Judaic Studies.
    Philosophy.
    Religion/Religious Studies.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Astronomy.
    Chemistry, General.
    Environmental Chemistry.
    Geology/Earth Science, General.
    Physical Sciences.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    Social Psychology.
    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS.
    Public Policy Analysis, General.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology.
    Cultural Anthropology.
    Development Economics and International Development.
    Economics, General.
    Geography.
    International Relations and Affairs.
    Political Science and Government, General.
    Social Sciences, General.
    Social Sciences, Other.
    Sociology.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Acting.
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation.
    Art/Art Studies, General.
    Ceramic Arts and Ceramics.
    Cinematography and Film/Video Production.
    Costume Design.
    Dance, General.
    Design and Visual Communications, General.
    Digital Arts.
    Directing and Theatrical Production.
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
    Drawing.
    Fashion/Apparel Design.
    Film/Cinema/Video Studies.
    Fine/Studio Arts, General.
    Industrial and Product Design.
    Intermedia/Multimedia.
    Music History, Literature, and Theory.
    Music Performance, General.
    Music Technology.
    Music Theory and Composition.
    Music, General.
    Musicology and Ethnomusicology.
    Painting.
    Photography.
    Playwriting and Screenwriting.
    Printmaking.
    Sculpture.
    Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology.
    Theatre Literature, History and Criticism.
    Visual and Performing Arts, General.
    Voice and Opera.

  • Degrees

    • Associate
    • Bachelor's
    • Master's

  • Prominent Alumni

    Mike Massimino
    NASA Astronaut
    Kate McKinnon
    Actress
    Lou Gehrig
    Athlete
    Jack Kerouac
    Novelist
    Alexander Hamilton
    Founding Father
    Barack Obama
    President
    Joseph Pulitzer
    Writer

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Mar 21

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA
    • Forms CSSProfile
    • Forms Divorced Parent
    • School

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $60648
    Required Fees
    $800
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $1200
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    $8100
    Transportation for Commuters
    $550
    On-Campus Room and Board
    $17720

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal and Institutional
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Direct PLUS Loans
    • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • N/A
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    Yes

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 90/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    771
    Foreign Countries Represented
    54

  • Demographics

    • Asian 3.13%
    • African-American 11.16%
    • Hispanic 60%
    • Caucasian 2.31%
    • Male 36%
    • Female 64%
    • Аre out of state 94

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    95%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    No
    Quality of life rating 88/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    100%
    Campus Environment
    Village
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    No
    Interview Required
    No

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    52
    Number of Honor Societies
    0
    Number of Social Sororities
    0

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Other
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (1)
    • N/A
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (1)
    • N/A

  • Student Services

    Health
    LGBT Support Groups: Psychological Services and Student Health Promotions offers support and referrals.

  • Sustainability

    With 500 acres of woods, ponds, fields, and wetlands, Bennington College has a campus immersed in the environment. Students at Bennington study the nature around them in science classes, hike through the woods for recreation, and even grow their own food in the Student Garden. As such, it shouldn’t be a surprise that sustainability is a prominent goal at Bennington. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlighted Bennington as a model for how colleges can effect change in their communities. Students in the “Solving the Impossible” course helped the Village of North Bennington transition to more energy-efficient lighting, resulting in a 60,000-pound reduction of carbon emissions. In fact, the school itself recently achieved a 50 percent reduction in carbon emissions with a campus-wide conversion to a biomass heating system. In 2011, Bennington signed the ACUPCC and set itself the goal of reaching complete carbon neutrality by 2030. The school is exploring forest management strategies as well as constructing new green buildings, like the Center for the Advancement of Public Action, to meet this ambitious carbon objective. Bennington’s reputation as a rural hippie paradise is reflected in its green campus life. The school encourages students to travel green with its bike share programs and carpooling incentives. The dining hall works hard to provide healthy, sustainable, organic, and delicious food from local sources. There is even a work-study position dedicated to working with dining managers to source more food sustainably. In 2010, PETA named Bennington one of the ten most vegan-friendly colleges in America. Students also are engaged in endowment divestment; their feedback has been an important consideration in how the College manages its investments. And they find lots of support in launching their sustainability-focused careers. During an annual internship term, students work with such organizations as the EPA, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, and the Nature Conservancy; a 2013 graduate won a Fulbright Fellowship to study biogas, research he began at Bennington.

    Green rating
    N/A

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    61%
    Graduate in 5 years
    70%
    Graduate in 6 years
    71%

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Network
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    • Regional Alumni
    Opportunities at School
    • Coop
    • Experiential
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    $48600
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    $94800
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    $49300
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    $90800
    Percent High Job Meaning
    55%
    Percent STEM
    5%
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 86/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • Monday-Friday
      • some Saturdays
      • 9-5
      • 10-2 Saturdays
      • 8008336845
      Campus Tours
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Year-round
      • Times: During admissions office hours
      • Average Length: 1 hour

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      Yes
      Information Sessions
      Available
      Times
      9-5
      10-2 Saturdays
      N/A
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