Applying to Bennington

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
45.31%	1,320

Bennington College's acceptance rate is 45.31% for 2023 admission. A total of 2,801 students applied and 1,269 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is around the national average.

Bennington's acceptance rate places 2nd out of 12 Vermont colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,320 and the ACT score is 30 at Bennington. Bennington's SAT score ranks 3rd out of 6 Vermont colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to Bennington, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

Bennington Admission Trends Bennington SAT Trends VT Acceptance Rate Get Info

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate of Bennington College is 45.31% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 17.34%. 997 men and 1,804 women applied to Bennington and 328 men and 941 women students were accepted.

Among them, 59 men and 161 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2022). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Bennington.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Bennington
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	2,801	997	1,804	0	0
Admitted	1,269	328	941	0	0
Enrolled	220	59	161	0	0
Acceptance Rate	45.31%	32.90%	52.16%	-	-
Yield	17.34%	17.99%	17.11%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Bennington College 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2023, 27 students (13% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 11 students (5%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Bennington.

The median SAT score is 1,320 with 680 SAT EBRW and 640 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 700 and the 25^th percentile is 660. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 670 and 25^th percentile is 600 .

The median ACT composite score is 30 with 75^th percentile score of 33 and 25^th percentile score of 29 at Bennington.

The SAT and ACT scores at Bennington College are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,279, ACT: 28 - private (not-for-profit) baccalaureate college - arts & sciences).

2023 SAT and ACT Scores at Bennington
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1260	1320	1370
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	660	680	700
SAT Math	600	640	670
ACT Composite	29	30	33
ACT Math	0	0	0
ACT English	0	0	0

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Bennington College 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2022-23, total 220 first-year students enrolled in Bennington. The proportion of full-time students is 97.73% and part-time students is 2.27%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 26.82% and women students is 73.18%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Bennington.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Bennington
	Total	Men	Women
Total	220	59	161
Full-time	215	54	161
Part-time	5	5	0

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Bennington. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Bennington College.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Bennington Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

Application fee is $85 for applying graduate schools. The next table provides general admission information for applying to Bennington.

Admission Information for Applying to Bennington
Open Admission Policy	No
Graduate Application Fees	$85
Admission Information	https://www.bennington.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid
Online Application	https://myfinancialaid.bennington.edu/NetPartnerStudent/Logon.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fNetPartnerStudent%2fDefault.aspx
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Associate, Bachelor, Master

Get Admission Information

Applying to Bennington

Admission Statistics

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

Application Requirements

General Admissions Information

Compare Bennington in a Variety of Ways