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Summary
Bennington College is a private institution that was founded in 1925. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 686, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 440 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Bennington College's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 100. Its tuition and fees are $44,220 (2012-13).
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The principle of learning by practice underlies every major feature of a Bennington education: the master-apprentice model of teaching and learning; the requirement that students direct the course of their own education; the winter Field Work Term (an annual seven-week internship term), which gives students work experience and connects them to the greater community. Bennington is grounded in the conviction that as a college education develops students' professional capacities, it should also prepare them to be deeply thoughtful and actively engaged citizens of the world. |
General Information
| School type | private, coed college |
| Year founded | 1925 |
| Religious affiliation | N/A |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | rural |
| 2011 Endowment | $15,134,813 |
Applying
When applying to Bennington College, it's important to note the application deadline is January 3, and the early action deadline and the early decision deadline are December 1 and November 15, respectively. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due January 3. The application fee at Bennington College is $60. It is more selective, with an acceptance rate of 72.4 percent and an early acceptance rate of 85.3 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | more selective |
| Fall 2011 acceptance rate | 72.4% |
| Application deadline | January 3 |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | January 3 |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Bennington College is 10:1, and the school has 79.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Bennington College include: Visual and Performing Arts, General; English Language and Literature, General; Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General; and Music, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 87.8 percent.
Student Life
Bennington College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 686, with a gender distribution of 33.5 percent male students and 66.5 percent female students. At this school, 93.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 7.0 percent of students live off campus.
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| Total enrollment | 822 |
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| Collegiate athletic association | N/A |
Campus Info & Services
Bennington College offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, health service, and health insurance. Bennington College also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, and lighted pathways/sidewalks. Of the students at Bennington College, 30 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is permitted for students of legal age at Bennington College.
| Students who have cars on campus | 30% |
| Health insurance offered | Yes |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At Bennington College, 66.5 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $29,023.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees | $44,220 (2012-13) |
| Room and board | $12,770 (2012-13) |
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