Bennington College

Bennington College, which was originally established as a college for women in 1932, became a coeducational institute in 1969. The campus occupies more than 450 acres in Bennington, Vermont. Bennington College confers bachelor's, and master's degrees in arts, fine arts, and teaching. A number of post baccalaureate certificate programs are also available.

Bennington College's students participate in sports like soccer, tennis, basketball, running, and hiking. The college also hosts a variety of on-campus clubs and organizations including the Student Endowment for the Arts, Women Here And Mobilized, Student Council, COLT, and Drama Collective. In addition, students publish a newspaper called the "Bennington Free Press", an online literary magazine known as "plain china", and a journal of art, music, and writing entitled "Silo".

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Bennington College
One College Drive
Bennington , VT 05201-6003
General Phone: (802) 442-5401
http://www.bennington.edu

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Bennington Programs and Degrees (2008-2009)

General Category	Degrees	Most Common Majors [see all]
Liberal Arts	101	Asian studies, Latin American studies, area and Cultural studies, foreign language and literature, Chinese language, Japanese language, Germanic languages and literature, French language, Italian language, ...
Art Studies	44	visual and performing arts
Drama and Performing Arts	24	dance, drama, theatre design, playwriting and screenwriting, directing, various performing arts
Education and Teaching	13	education, teacher ed, early childhood education, English teaching, music teaching, social studies teaching, French language teaching, Spanish teaching
Music	10	music, music theory and composition
Medicine	5	pre-med
Science	5	biology, ecology, biological and physical sciences, chemistry, physics
Photography and Commercial Art	4	film studies, cinematography, photography
Religion and Philosophy	2	philosophy, Jewish studies
Fine Arts	1	art history and criticism, sculpture, ceramics
Mathematics	1	mathematics
Media	0	communication studies, media studies, communication and journalism, animation and special effects
Architecture and Planning	0	architecture, environmental design
Computer Science and Engineering	0	computer and info science, computer science
Family and Social Work	0	child development, public policy analysis
Conservation and Resource Management	0	environmental studies, environmental science
Design	0	design and applied arts
Therapy and Counseling	0	psychology

Number of programs and degrees for Bennington in 2008-2009:

Degree Level	Total Awarded	Number of Programs
Bachelor's degree	145	65
Master's degree	60	17
Postbaccalaureate certificate	5	1

Bennington Student Body

In 2007-2008, Bennington had a total enrollment of 723 students (694 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class:

Group	Percent
Men	35%
Women	65%
Full-Time	100%

Students By Class:

Group	Percent
Undergraduate	78%
Graduate	22%

Racial Diversity:

Race	Percent
White	85%
Black	2%
Hispanic	2%
Asian	3%
American Indian	0%
Unknown	6%
(Foreign Students)	3%

Students by Age:

Age	Percent
Under 18	0%
18-19	38%
20-21	30%
22-24	14%
25-29	4%
30-34	4%
35-39	2%
40-49	4%
50-64	3%
65+	0%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence:
(From available data sampling)

Residence	Percent
New York	22%
Massachusetts	15%
California	13%
Connecticut	8%
New Jersey	4%
Maine	3%
Vermont	3%
Virginia	3%
(International Students)	3%
Washington	2%
Illinois	2%
Maryland	2%
Texas	2%
Rhode Island	2%
Pennsylvania	2%
North Carolina	1%
Minnesota	1%
Montana	1%
Colorado	1%
New Hampshire	1%
Florida	1%
Oregon	1%
Ohio	1%
Michigan	1%
Louisiana	1%

Bennington Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2007):

Group	Returning From Previous Year
Full-Time	76 %

Bennington Room and Board (2007)

Bennington offers campus housing for 625 of its 694 (full-time) students. Freshmen are required to live on campus.

(Please refer to our profile of Bennington, Vermont for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Vermont Colleges).

The school offers students a meal plan with 19 meals per week.

Bennington Admissions and Selectivity

Acceptances:

Group	Applicants	Accepted	Percent Accepted	Enrolled	Percent of Accepted Enrolled
Total	1,057	651	62%	190	29%
Men	365	202	55%	66	33%
Women	692	449	65%	124	28%

Application Requirements:

Item	Requirement
GPA	recommended
Class Rank	recommended
High School Record	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
Formal Demonstration of Competence	recommended
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)	not required
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	required
Other Standardized Tests	not required

Bennington Expenses and Financial Aid (2008-2009)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

Expense	Amount
In-state tuition and fees	$ 38,270
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 38,270
Room and board	$ 10,680
Room charge	$ 5,720
Board (meal plan) charge	$ 4,960
Books and supplies	$ 800
Other expenses	$ 2,200

Financial Aid:
Bennington participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 368200)

Bennington Faculty

Tenure Status of Faculty (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty Level	Men	Women
Non-tenured and not on tenure track	34	27

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty Level	Contract Length	Number Men	Avg Salary Men	Number Women	Avg Salary Women
Instructor	calendar year	1	*	0	*
All faculty total	calendar year	1	*	0	*

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty Level	Contract Length	Number Men	Avg Salary Men	Number Women	Avg Salary Women
No academic rank	academic year	34	$66,895	27	$65,273
All faculty total	academic year	34	$66,895	27	$65,273

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Bennington Degree Programs (2007)

Architecture And Planning
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
Environmental Design/Architecture

Art Studies
Visual and Performing Arts, General

Computer Science And Engineering
Computer Science
Computer and Information Sciences, General

Conservation And Resource Management
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies

Design
Design and Applied Arts, Other

Drama And Performing Arts
Dance, General
Directing and Theatrical Production
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Playwriting and Screenwriting
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
Visual and Performing Arts, Other

Education And Teaching
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Education, General
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

Family And Social Work
Child Development
Public Policy Analysis

Fine Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
Sculpture

Liberal Arts
Anthropology
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other
Asian Studies/Civilization
Chinese Language and Literature
Creative Writing
English Language and Literature, General
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
French Language and Literature
General Studies
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
History, General
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
International Relations and Affairs
International/Global Studies
Italian Language and Literature
Japanese Language and Literature
Latin American Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
Political Science and Government, General
Social Sciences, General
Social Sciences, Other
Spanish Language and Literature

Mathematics
Mathematics, General

Media
Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Communication and Media Studies, Other
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other

Medicine
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

Music
Music Theory and Composition
Music, General

Photography And Commercial Art
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Film/Cinema Studies
Photography

Religion And Philosophy
Jewish/Judaic Studies
Philosophy

Science
Biological and Physical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Chemistry, General
Ecology
Physics, General

Therapy And Counseling
Psychology, General

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Bennington Highlights

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What Sets Bennington Apart:

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% of degrees in art studies (vs. all colleges)	Top 1%	$$pretty_college $award_cats{$char}$
% of degrees in drama and performing arts (vs. all colleges)	Top 3%	$$pretty_college $award_cats{$char}$
% of degrees in music (vs. all colleges)	Top 3%	$$pretty_college $award_cats{$char}$
Dorm rooms per full-time student (vs. all colleges)	Top 4%	$$pretty_college $award_cats{$char}$
Faculty/student ratio (full-time) (vs. all colleges)	Top 8%
Salaries of full-time faculty (vs. colleges of similar size)	Top 9%
Student SAT scores (vs. all colleges)	Top 11%
Number of degree programs (vs. all colleges)	Top 16%
% of degrees in liberal arts (vs. all colleges)	Top 17%

Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Career counseling
Student employment services
On-campus day care
Option to study abroad
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Offers a board (meal) plan

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