SCHOOLS / BENNINGTON COLLEGE

Bennington College

BENNINGTON, VTIPEDS 230816CARNEGIE CLASS 21
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§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

This CDS does not report the core H2A no-need grant fields. Federal affordability context is still shown below when available.

Limited merit profile
No-need grant recipientsNot reportedH2A first-year fields not reported
Avg net price$30,947Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio9EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1334ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate45%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2996ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
153ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
154ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate12%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile30ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile32ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile32ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate4%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile703ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile725ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile750ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile588ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile610ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile653ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate10%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded128DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded0DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded41DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$864COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$65,398COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$864COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$65,398COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$90,170DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$90,170DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment765DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment130DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment32DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment927DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment797DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate100%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$6,326SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$6,393SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,184SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate27%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate54%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate27%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityBenningtonHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringMaster's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameBennington CollegeHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size categoryUnder 1,000HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleTown: DistantHD2024.LOCALE
StateVermontHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years61%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years70%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years71%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate82%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time71%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Transfer-out rate20%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$38,289
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
71%
6-year completion
Average net price
$30,947
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$26,000
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$19,841$20k
MEDIAN
$38,289$38k
P75
$67,910$68k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$18,480
$30,001 – $48,000
$18,012
$48,001 – $75,000
$22,336
$75,001 – $110,000
← MODAL BRACKET$25,508
$110,001 and up
$44,625
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
61%
6-yr grad
71%
8-yr grad
70%
Retention
82%
Pell grad
63%
Transfer
20%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.