Facts and Figures

newpic_jennings_backporch.jpgBennington College
One College Drive
Bennington, Vermont 05201-6003
802-442-5401
Fax 802-447-4269
Website www.bennington.edu

 

Degrees Conferred and Certificates Awarded

  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Master of Fine Arts in Performing Arts
  • Master of Fine Arts in Writing and Literature (low-residency)
  • Master of Arts in Teaching
  • Master of Arts in Teaching a Second Language (low-residency)
  • Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Premedical and Allied Health Sciences

Overview

  • Established in 1932
  • Became co-ed in 1969
  • President: Elizabeth Coleman
  • Accreditation: New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC)
  • Student/Faculty Ratio: 9 : 1
  • Average Class Size: 12
  • Total Enrollment: 759

Undergraduate Students: 618

  • Male: 209
  • Female: 409
  • African-American: 11
  • American Indian/Alaskan Native: 2
  • Asian/Pacific: 12
  • Caucasian: 512
  • Hispanic: 17
  • International: 24
  • Other/Unknown: 40

Graduate Students: 141

  • MFA in Performing Arts: 3
  • MFA in Writing and Literature (low-residency): 103
  • MA in Teaching: 7
  • MA in Teaching a Second Language: 21
  • Postbaccalaureate: 7

Field Work Term

  • What is Field Work Term?
  • Number of countries where students went last year: 29
  • Number of states where students went last year: 41
  • Total positions offered: 834

Campus

  • Acres: 470
  • Wooded Acres: 300
  • Acres of Tilled Farmland: 5
  • Acres of Central Campus: 10
  • Acres of Wetland: 15
  • Species of Trees on Campus: 80
  • Bird Species Sighted on Campus: 121
  • Buildings: 60
  • Student Houses: 20
  • College Houses: 15

Facilities

  • Studio Spaces: 20
  • Visual & Performing Arts Center: 120,000 sq. ft.
  • Student Center: 14,000 sq. ft.
  • Fitness Center (Meyer Recreation Barn)
  • Soccer Field
  • Indoor and Outdoor Basketball Court
  • Tennis Courts
  • Green Mountains of Vermont
  • Appalachian Trail

Early Childhood Center

  • Ages: 2–6 (state-licensed preschool and kindergarten programs; state-approved kindergarten program)
  • Students: 60-75
  • Rating: FIVE stars in Vermont STARS program
  • Accreditation: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

Miles from

  • New York City: 160
  • Boston: 150
  • Montreal: 210
  • Albany, New York: 40
  • Burlington, Vermont: 110
  • Hartford, Connecticut: 115
  • Portland, Maine: 180

Annual Tuition, Room & Board, and Required Fees

Undergraduate

Graduate

  • MFA Performing Arts: $20,640
  • MFA in Writing (low-residency): $15,300
  • MA in Teaching: $20,640
  • MA in Teaching a Second Language: $11,845 (first-year students), $13,495 (second-year students)
  • Postbaccalaureate Certificate: $24,300 (fall, spring, and summer terms)

Codes for Applicants

  • SAT code: 3080
  • Common Application code: 3080
  • CSS/Profile code: 3080
  • FAFSA code: 003682
  • TOEFL code: 3080

 

10/2008