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Colleges in Bennington · College Scorecard

Bennington is home to Bennington College

Bennington College has about 777 students on campus. 8 more colleges are within 30 miles.

Bennington College
Colleges in town
1
degree-granting
Students on campus
777
1 for every 20 residents
Residents in college
6%
Below VT (7%)
Most selective
45%
admitted · Bennington College
Net price
$31k
a year after aid
Earnings, 10 yrs
$38k
median

What stands out about college in Bennington

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Students finish71% of Bennington College students graduate, more than at 80% of colleges like it.A small-college townBennington College has about 777 students on campus.
★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Bennington’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Bennington College
Bennington College71% graduate$38k earnings$26k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

Every college

The college in Bennington

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Bennington College campus · Directions

Bennington CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 777 on campus 45%admitted$31knet price71%graduate$38kearnings
What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Bennington’s median household income ($59K) falls.

Williams College12 mi · Williamstown · sticker $84,860 $-1,978a year
Berkshire Community College29.9 mi · Pittsfield · sticker $18,062 $9,245a year
Hudson Valley Community College27.2 mi · Troy · sticker $15,757 $10,442a year
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts14.6 mi · North Adams · sticker $26,026 $13,250a year
Russell Sage College26.7 mi · Troy · sticker $50,607 $21,326a year
Bennington CollegeIn Bennington · sticker $87,284 $22,336a year
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute25.9 mi · Troy · sticker $82,404 $28,212a year
Siena College29.7 mi · Colonie · sticker $64,870 $29,118a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Majors

What students study in Bennington

Share of degrees by field, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.

Visual & performing arts 46%English 18%Biology 6%Natural resources 3%Communications tech 3%Public administration & social work 3%Everything else 20%

Biggest programs

Literature31 graduates a year
$20k1 yr out
Visual and Performing Arts, General29 graduates a year
$40k4 yrs out
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft19 graduates a year
$24k4 yrs out
Dance15 graduates a year
—not reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies14 graduates a year
—not reported
Music14 graduates a year
$26k4 yrs out
Social Sciences, General10 graduates a year
—not reported
Computer Science9 graduates a year
—not reported
Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Bennington

How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.

6 of every 100 Bennington residents are in college (VT: 7).

777students on campus · 15,249 residents
44.7median age · VT 43.1
42%of homes rented · VT 27%
$1,133median rent · 8% below the state
BenningtonBennington, VT
Housing$256K typical homeSafetySafety Grade C−HealthHealth Grade B+Climate13° January low · 81° July highHandbookTrash day, parking, who to call
Within reach

More colleges near Bennington

Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Bennington, beyond its own.

10 mi20 mi30 mi Berkshire Community College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Hudson Valley Community College Bennington
University or collegeCommunity college
Williams CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Williamstown
12 mi2,168 students
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsUniversity or college · Public · North Adams
14.6 mi896 students
Samaritan Hospital School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Troy
25.5 mi132 students
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Troy
25.9 mi7,024 students
Russell Sage CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Troy
26.7 mi1,852 students
Hudson Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Troy
27.2 mi7,760 students
Siena CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Colonie
29.7 mi3,611 students
Berkshire Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Pittsfield
29.9 mi1,222 students

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Bennington. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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