Bennington College
Bennington, Vermont · Also known as Bennington · Website
$38,289
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$38,289
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Bennington College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Bennington, Vermont with 780 undergraduates and 130 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $30,947 a year (tuition and fees $66,262). It admits 45% of applicants and 71% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $38,289 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$30,947
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$66,262
US median $11,837
Admission rate
45%
US median 78%
Completion rate
71%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$38,289
Rank 3,007 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $30,947
- Tuition and fees
- $66,262
- Cost of attendance
- $87,284
- Students with a need-based grant
- 25%
- Students with federal loans
- 50%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,480
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,012
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,336
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,508
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $44,625
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $48,220 in 2015-16 to $66,262 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1,364
- Undergraduates
- 780
- Graduate students
- 130
- Part-time students
- 2.4%
- Women
- 73%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 71%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 83
- Endowment
- $48.9M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,007 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 10 in Vermont (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $30,947 | $25,239 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $66,262 | $48,795 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 45% | 67% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 71% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 82% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $20,951 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $24,711 | $44,119 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $38,289 | $54,358 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 74% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 41% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
83 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherMaster's | Master's | 57 | $38,838 | $60,584 | $50,671 | $50,850 |
| LiteratureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $27,000 | $18,152 | Withheld | $46,173 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $27,000 | $20,809 | $39,958 | $41,688 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $26,200 | $16,579 | $23,575 | $39,775 |
| DanceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,980 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $26,241 | $42,892 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,366 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Community Organization and AdvocacyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,283 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,642 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Astronomy and AstrophysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,333 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,914 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Bennington and Vermont on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Vermont
- Homes: Homes for sale in Vermont
Questions and answers
How much does Bennington College cost?
$30,947 a year is the average net price at Bennington College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $66,262, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $87,284. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,480 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Bennington College?
45% of applicants are admitted to Bennington College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,364. The median admission rate of colleges in Vermont is 67%.
How much do Bennington College graduates earn?
$38,289 a year is the median pay of former Bennington College students who work, 10 years after they started ($24,711 after 6 years). That ranks 3,007 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 10 in Vermont. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is English Language and Literature/Letters, Other (Master's) at $60,584.
How much student debt do Bennington College graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Bennington College graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 50% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Bennington College?
71% of first-time, full-time students at Bennington College finish within 6 years. 82% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Bennington College?
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other (57 master's graduates), Literature (31 bachelor's graduates), Visual and Performing Arts, General (29 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 83 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.