The student population at Bennington College is 927 (797 undergraduate and 130 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 126 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Bennington is 85.98% which is increased by 93 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 33 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 2.75 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
132 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 55.29% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 845 where 927 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
85.98% of total students is undergraduate students and 14.02% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 93 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 33 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.75 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Bennington than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bennington College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 801 | 704 | 249 | 455 | 97 | 33 | 64 |
| 2016-17 | 805 4 | 711 7 | 253 4 | 458 3 | 94 -3 | 35 2 | 59 -5 |
| 2017-18 | 851 46 | 775 64 | 274 21 | 501 43 | 76 -18 | 24 -11 | 52 -7 |
| 2018-19 | 811 -40 | 735 -40 | 263 -11 | 472 -29 | 76 | 22 -2 | 54 2 |
| 2019-20 | 826 15 | 729 -6 | 253 -10 | 476 4 | 97 21 | 25 3 | 72 18 |
| 2020-21 | 799 -27 | 697 -32 | 238 -15 | 459 -17 | 102 5 | 20 -5 | 82 10 |
| 2021-22 | 884 85 | 771 74 | 274 36 | 497 38 | 113 11 | 23 3 | 90 8 |
| 2022-23 | 880 -4 | 777 6 | 258 -16 | 519 22 | 103 -10 | 19 -4 | 84 -6 |
| 2023-24 | 867 -13 | 776 -1 | 249 -9 | 527 8 | 91 -12 | 21 2 | 70 -14 |
| 2024-25 | 927 60 | 797 21 | 214 -35 | 583 56 | 130 39 | 33 12 | 97 27 |
| Average | 845 | 747 | 253 | 495 | 98 | 26 | 72 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 747 where 797 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bennington College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 704 | 680 | 235 | 445 | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| 2016-17 | 711 | 682 | 226 | 456 | 29 | 27 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | 775 | 724 | 240 | 484 | 51 | 34 | 17 |
| 2018-19 | 735 | 704 | 235 | 469 | 31 | 28 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | 729 | 686 | 226 | 460 | 43 | 27 | 16 |
| 2020-21 | 697 | 606 | 197 | 409 | 91 | 41 | 50 |
| 2021-22 | 771 | 699 | 231 | 468 | 72 | 43 | 29 |
| 2022-23 | 777 | 712 | 218 | 494 | 65 | 40 | 25 |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 728 | 209 | 519 | 48 | 40 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | 797 | 765 | 188 | 577 | 32 | 26 | 6 |
| Average | 747 | 747 | 221 | 478 | 747 | 32 | 17 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 98 where 130 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bennington College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 97 | 96 | 33 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | 94 | 94 | 35 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 76 | 76 | 24 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 76 | 76 | 22 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 97 | 97 | 25 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 102 | 102 | 20 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 113 | 113 | 23 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 103 | 103 | 19 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 91 | 91 | 21 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 130 | 109 | 27 | 82 | 21 | 6 | 15 |
| Average | 98 | 98 | 25 | 71 | 98 | 1 | 2 |
The percentage of white students is 64.08%. The percentage was 65.92% 10 years ago and Bennington still has a high percentage of white students. 2.27% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.31% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.98% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 65.92% to 64.08%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.12% to 2.27%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.62% to 4.31%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.74% to 7.98%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5776 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5589 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bennington College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 10 | 25 | 13 | 46 | 1 | 528 | 35 |
| 2016-17 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 69 | 0 | 492 | 36 |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 78 | 1 | 491 | 34 |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 14 | 31 | 75 | 1 | 490 | 26 |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 80 | 1 | 493 | 28 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 85 | 1 | 487 | 25 |
| 2021-22 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 93 | 0 | 534 | 35 |
| 2022-23 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 84 | 0 | 557 | 37 |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 87 | 0 | 550 | 42 |
| 2024-25 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 74 | 0 | 594 | 51 |
| Average | 4 | 18 | 27 | 77 | 1 | 522 | 35 |
132 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has increased 55.29% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bennington College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 801 | 85 | 0 | 716 |
| 2016-17 | 805 | 79 | 0 | 726 |
| 2017-18 | 851 | 0 | 73 | 778 |
| 2018-19 | 811 | 0 | 72 | 739 |
| 2019-20 | 826 | 0 | 89 | 737 |
| 2020-21 | 799 | 194 | 556 | 49 |
| 2021-22 | 884 | 151 | 20 | 713 |
| 2022-23 | 880 | 107 | 173 | 600 |
| 2023-24 | 867 | 90 | 89 | 688 |
| 2024-25 | 927 | 132 | 62 | 733 |
| Average | 845 | 84 | 113 | 648 |
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