Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Bennington

Graduation Rate Changes

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).

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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%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

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.

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Retention Rate Changes

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.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

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.

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