Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Bennington
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 69.09% where the last year rate was 69%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 81.27% for full-time students and 21.64% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 69.09% where the current academic year rate is 69%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Bennington College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
64%
67%
63%
2013-14
67%
71%
66%
2014-15
67%
58%
73%
2015-16
68%
75%
64%
2016-17
70%
80%
66%
2017-18
67%
72%
66%
2018-19
74%
71%
76%
2019-20
76%
85%
72%
2020-21
71%
72%
70%
2021-22
67%
71%
66%
2022-23
69%
74%
66%
Average
69.09%
72.36%
68.00%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 11.64% where the current year rate is 19%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bennington College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
29%
2013-14
0%
2014-15
0%
2015-16
0%
2016-17
0%
2017-18
0%
2018-19
17%
2019-20
20%
2020-21
19%
2021-22
24%
2022-23
19%
Average
11.64%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 81.27% for full-time students and 21.64% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Bennington from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
83%
-
2013-14
83%
-
2014-15
84%
-
2015-16
82%
-
2016-17
80%
-
2017-18
78%
75%
2018-19
73%
17%
2019-20
83%
25%
2020-21
80%
50%
2021-22
84%
33%
2022-23
84%
38%
Average
81.27%
21.64%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 9.18 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Bennington College since 2023.