Bennington College

Bennington, VT · Private Nonprofit

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48.0%

Acceptance Rate

1350

Median SAT

$38,289

Median Earnings

2,825

Applicants

Acceptance Rate Trend

Down 9 percentage points since 2018

Applications & Admissions

Yield Rate Trend

Percentage of admitted students who enroll

Most Popular Majors (2023)

Degrees awarded in latest year

Major Popularity Over Time

How top majors have grown or declined

Earnings by Major

This school vs. national range (2yr after graduation)

English Language and Literatur... $21,964

$8,462 $69,338

Visual and Performing Arts, Ge... $17,950

$8,462 $69,338

Teacher Education and Professi... N/A

$8,462 $69,338

Sociology N/A

$8,462 $69,338

Social Sciences, Other N/A

$8,462 $69,338

Social Sciences, General N/A

$8,462 $69,338

Romance Languages, Literatures... N/A

$8,462 $69,338

Rhetoric and Composition/Writi... N/A

$8,462 $69,338

This school National avg

Historical Admissions Data

Each row shows the admissions cycle for that academic year. Applicants is the total number of students who applied for freshman admission. Admitted shows how many received acceptance letters. Rate is the acceptance rate (admitted ÷ applicants) — lower percentages indicate more selective schools. Yield measures the percentage of admitted students who actually enrolled — a high yield (above 50%) suggests the school is a top choice for admitted students, while lower yields indicate students often choose other options. SAT shows the 25th-75th percentile range, meaning the middle 50% of enrolled students scored within this range. Data is sourced from IPEDS, the federal database where all US colleges report annually.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Rate	Yield	SAT
2023	2,825	1,357	48.0%	15.9%	1290-1413
2022	2,801	1,269	45.3%	17.3%	1260-1370
2021	1,726	1,155	66.9%	21.6%	N/A
2020	1,382	829	60.0%	17.0%	N/A
2019	1,344	817	60.8%	21.9%	N/A
2018	1,494	852	57.0%	23.7%	N/A
2017	1,465	829	56.6%	27.1%	N/A
2016	1,236	741	60.0%	29.1%	N/A
2015	1,099	693	63.1%	31.0%	N/A