The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 69.90% where the last year rate was 71%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 81.10% for full-time students and 23.80% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 69.90% where the current academic year rate is 71%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Bennington College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2023-24 | 66% | 65% | 67% |
| 2024-25 | 71% | 65% | 74% |
| Average | 69.90% | 73.00% | 68.70% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 14.40% where the current year rate is 20%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bennington College from 2018 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 17% |
| 2019-20 | 20% |
| 2020-21 | 19% |
| 2021-22 | 24% |
| 2022-23 | 19% |
| 2023-24 | 25% |
| 2024-25 | 20% |
| Average | 14.40% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 81.10% for full-time students and 23.80% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Bennington from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2023-24 | 85% | - |
| 2024-25 | 82% | - |
| Average | 81.10% | 23.80% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.30 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 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 10:1 |
| 2016-17 | 9:1 |
| 2017-18 | 10:1 |
| 2018-19 | 9:1 |
| 2019-20 | 10:1 |
| 2020-21 | 8:1 |
| 2021-22 | 10:1 |
| 2022-23 | 9:1 |
| 2023-24 | 9:1 |
| 2024-25 | 9:1 |
| Average | 9.30:1 |
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