Bennington's tuition & fees has increased from $48,220 (2015) to $66,262 (2025), and the rate of tuition increase is 37.42% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from $19,540 (year 2015) to $24,617 (year 2025).
Bennington's tuition increase rate is higher than the Vermont's average increase rate of 24.91%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is higher than the average increase rate of 10.99%.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 36.37% from 2015 ($66,120).
For the current academic year 2024-2025, Bennington's COA is $90,170, which is increased by 3.31% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to Bennington's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The tuition & fees have increased 37.42% for the last 10 years , and the 2025 tuition & fees are $65,398. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at Bennington College over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $2,000, and it has increased 100.00% from the year 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $1,000 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $1,000 | |
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| 2017-18 | $1,000 | |
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| 2018-19 | $1,000 | |
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| 2019-20 | $1,000 | |
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| 2020-21 | $1,000 | |
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| 2021-22 | $1,000 | |
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| 2022-23 | $1,000 | |
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| 2023-24 | $1,200 | 20.00% |
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| 2024-25 | $2,000 | 66.67% |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 28.87% when a student lives on-campus facilities and -0.41% when living-off campus from the year 2015 to 2025. The following table shows the changes in living costs at Bennington College.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $16,900 | $16,900 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $17,320 | $17,320 | 2.49% |
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| 2017-18 | $17,840 | $17,840 | 3.00% |
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| 2018-19 | $18,410 | $18,410 | 3.20% |
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| 2019-20 | $19,000 | $19,000 | 3.20% |
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| 2020-21 | $19,640 | $19,640 | 3.37% |
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| 2021-22 | $20,010 | $20,010 | 1.88% |
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| 2022-23 | $20,520 | $20,520 | 2.55% |
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| 2023-24 | $21,440 | $21,440 | 4.48% |
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| 2024-25 | $21,908 | $16,930 | 2.18% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2025 tuition and increase rate from last year between Bennington College and similar schools.
| 2025 | 2024 | Increase Rate |
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| Bennington College | $66,262 | $64,644 | 2.50% |
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| Champlain College | $47,850 | $45,550 | 5.05% |
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| Norwich University | $49,740 | $49,600 | 0.28% |
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| Middlebury College | $67,600 | $65,280 | 3.55% |
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| Saint Michael's College | $51,450 | $50,040 | 2.82% |
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| Vermont Law and Graduate School | $45,240 | - | - |
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