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Bennington College Common Data Set 2023-24

VTTest policy: Test-optional: SAT/ACT not required but considered for some; submission optional; English proficiency test (TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Pearson) required for non-native speakersCompare with other schools

Acceptance rate

48%

1,357 of 2,825

Early decision rate

21.1%

Non-ED pool: 49.7%

SAT middle 50%

1308–1395

ACT middle 50%

30–32

Admissions
AppliedC12,825
AdmittedC11,357
EnrolledC1216
YieldC115.9%
Early decisionC2135 of 166 (21.1%)
Early actionC22642 of 1,028 (62.5%)
Waitlist
Offered a placeC277
Accepted a placeC237
Admitted from waitlistC26
Odds if you stay on the listC216.2%
Test scores and GPA
Submitted SATC917%
Submitted ACTC96%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9690–740
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9600–673
Average high school GPAC123.70
GPA of 4.0C1122.5%
GPA 3.75–3.99C1129.6%
GPA 3.50–3.74C1125.4%
GPA below 3.50C1122.5%
Cost and financial aid
TuitionG1$65,400
Required feesG1$1,440
Food and housingG1$19,110
Need fully met (first-years)H222.5%
Average % of need metH288.6%
Average need-based packageH2$53,550
Average need-based grantH2$50,553
What admissions looks at
  • Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
  • Class rankConsidered
  • Academic GPAVery important
  • Standardized test scoresConsidered
  • Application essayVery important
  • Recommendation(s)Very important
  • InterviewImportant
  • Extracurricular activitiesConsidered
  • Talent/abilityVery important
  • Character/personal qualitiesVery important
  • First generationConsidered
  • Alumni/ae relationNot considered
  • Geographical residenceNot considered
  • State residencyNot considered
  • Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
  • Volunteer workConsidered
  • Work experienceConsidered
  • Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes
UndergraduatesB1782
First-year retentionB2285%
4-year graduation rateB—
6-year graduation rateB67%
Notes on this filing
  • Year inferred: enrollment as of Oct 15, 2023 and admissions for Fall 2023, with 2024-25 costs and Fall 2025 policy references, so this is the 2024-25 CDS edition.
  • C1: applied, admitted and enrolled totals are printed and match the sums of the gender columns (2,825; 1,357; 216).
  • C2: the three waitlist counts were mapped by position: 77 offered a place, 37 accepted a place, 6 admitted. The printed labels were cut off.
  • C8: the SAT/ACT policy (not required but considered for some) and the C8F clarification (submission optional; English proficiency required for non-native speakers) agree.
  • C10/C9: 'Percent of first-time, first-year students who submitted SAT/ACT' is 17% SAT and 6% ACT as printed; the test-score distributions are reported separately and not used here beyond the printed percentiles.
  • Graduation: the most recent cohort in B4-B11 is the 2017 cohort; the six-year rate of 67% is printed. The four-year rate is not printed as a percentage (112 of 219 completers within four years), so grad_rate_4yr is left null rather than computed.
  • H2: the aid percentage of students with need who were awarded aid is not printed, so pct_with_need_awarded_aid is null. pct_need_fully_met = 32/142 = 22.5%, computed from line H over line D as the rule allows.
  • H2 line J is the average total financial aid package for those in line D, not a need-based-only figure; it is stored in avg_need_based_package as the closest field, and avg_need_based_grant uses line K (50,553).
  • G1: first-year column used. Tuition is a single private rate (65,400), so in-state and out-of-state are null. Required fees 1,440 are first-year (undergraduate column shows 865). Room and board is the on-campus food and housing total (19,110).
  • C7: the factor list had 'Interview: Important' and the rest as printed; alumni, geography, state residency, religion and level of interest are 'Not Considered'.
  • Gpa percentages use the 'Percent of all enrolled students' column. Below-3.50 = 8.5 + 11.3 + 2.1 + 0.6 = 22.5.
  • Retention rate of 85 is printed in B22. Undergraduate total 782 is from B1.

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Bennington College admissions FAQ
What is Bennington College's acceptance rate?
Bennington College admitted 1,357 of 2,825 first-year applicants for 2024-25, an acceptance rate of 48%, according to its Common Data Set.
What is Bennington College's early decision acceptance rate?
Bennington College admitted 35 of 166 early decision applicants (21.1%) for 2024-25.
What SAT score do you need for Bennington College?
The middle 50% of Bennington College's enrolled first-years scored 1308–1395 on the SAT and 30–32 on the ACT.
How many students get off Bennington College's waitlist?
Bennington College offered 77 students a waitlist spot and admitted 6 from it (16.2% of those who stayed on).
How much does Bennington College cost?
Tuition is $65,400, plus $19,110 for food and housing, before aid. The average need-based grant is $50,553.
What is Bennington College's graduation rate?
67% of students graduate within six years.

Source: Bennington College Common Data Set 2023-24 . “—” means the college left the item blank.

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