For the academic year 2024-2025, Bennington College has a total enrollment of 927 students, including 797 undergraduate and 130 graduate students.
Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - Bennington's body is much smaller.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 247 male (26.65%) and 680 female (73.35%) students are attending Bennington College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 36.32.
By class level, 797 (85.98%) are undergraduate students and 130 (14.02%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 26.85% are male and 73.15% are female, while among graduate students, 25.38% are male and 74.62% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 927 | 797 | 130 |
| Men | 247 | 214 | 33 |
| Women | 680 | 583 | 97 |
By race/ethnicity, 594 White, 40 Black, and 21 Asian students out of a total of 927 are attending at Bennington College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Bennington College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 57.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Asian | 21 | 5 | 16 |
| Black | 40 | 12 | 28 |
| Hispanic | 74 | 20 | 54 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
| White | 594 | 146 | 448 |
| Two or more races | 51 | 11 | 40 |
| Race Unknown | 37 | 10 | 27 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Asian | 18 | 4 | 14 |
| Black | 33 | 9 | 24 |
| Hispanic | 71 | 20 | 51 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
| White | 509 | 125 | 384 |
| Two or more races | 47 | 11 | 36 |
| Race Unknown | 21 | 8 | 13 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
| Asian | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Black | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Hispanic | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
| White | 85 | 21 | 64 |
| Two or more races | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Race Unknown | 16 | 2 | 14 |
By age, Bennington has 13 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 768 students under 25 years old, and 159 students over 25 years old out of 927 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 13 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Bennington has 764 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 33 students aged 25 and over.
It has 4 graduate students aged under 25 and 126 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 18-19 | 291 | 230 | 61 |
| 20-21 | 357 | 270 | 87 |
| 22-24 | 107 | 70 | 37 |
| 25-29 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 30-34 | 23 | 14 | 9 |
| 35-39 | 27 | 19 | 8 |
| 40-49 | 51 | 29 | 22 |
| 50-64 | 33 | 18 | 15 |
| Over 65 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 18-19 | 291 | 230 | 61 |
| 20-21 | 357 | 270 | 87 |
| 22-24 | 103 | 67 | 36 |
| 25-29 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 30-34 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35-39 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 40-49 | 14 | 1 | 13 |
| 50-64 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22-24 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 25-29 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 30-34 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| 35-39 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| 40-49 | 37 | 28 | 9 |
| 50-64 | 26 | 17 | 9 |
| Over 65 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Bennington College, 132 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 62 students are enrolled in some online courses.
3 students who live in Vermont or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 129 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 927 | 132 | 62 |
| Undergraduate | 797 | 5 | 62 |
| Graduate | 130 | 127 | 0 |
| Vermont Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 3 | 116 | 13 |
| Undergraduate | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Graduate | 3 | 111 | 13 |
Among 797 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 57 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.15%.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 708 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 57 |
| Regular Part-time | 32 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 0 |
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