Home > Vermont > Bennington County > Bennington College

Bennington College

One College Drive, Bennington, VT 05201-6003

Tel: (802)442-5401

Private not-for-profit | 826 students

A coeducational liberal arts college, 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.A Bennington education is characterized by:

cross-disciplinary learning;

the close working relationship between student and teacher;

the self-direction of its academic planning process; and

the connection to the world through its winter internship term.

School Overview:	Bennington College
County	Bennington County, VT
Title IV Eligible	Participat
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate Colleges--Liberal Arts
Institution Level	Four or more years
Institution Control	Private not-for-profit
Instructional Staff Total (research/public service staff included)	80 staff	115 staff
Student Body
Total Enrollment	826 students	1,633 students
# Full-Time Students	809 students	1,434 students
# Part-Time Students	17 students	137 students

# Undergraduate Students	688 students	1,507 students
# Graduate Students	138 students	129 students

% American Indian/Alaskan	-	1%
% Asian	4%	2%
% Hawaiian	-	1%
% Hispanic	3%	3%
% Black	1%	6%
% White	91%	84%
% Two or more races	-	2%

Finances and Admission
In-State Tuition Fees (2012-13)	$44,220	$24,462

Out-State Tuition Fees (2012-13)	$44,220	$24,744

Tuition	$40,280
Tuition Notes	2010-11
Percent Admitted	63%	64%

School Notes:

The curriculum at Bennington is shaped by the diverse range of the faculty's experience and expertise, including all of the traditional liberal arts disciplines and the visual and performing arts. A student progresses through Bennington by integrating different areas of the curriculum around central ideas or questions, newly discovered and ongoing. This method of integration is called the Plan Process and is the heart of a Bennington education.
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, which gives students work experience and connects them to the greater community. The College's commitment to learning across the disciplines extends to the faculty, who teach what is uppermost in their minds, exploring new pursuits as well as ongoing areas of study and work.
Throughout the Bennington College community, you'll find the same elements that give life to the Bennington education: curiosity, openness, respect, a sense of excitement and play, a measure of both awe and irreverence. That may be because at Bennington, the two--learning and living--are naturally intertwined.
Bennington, Vermont, is located in the southwestern corner of the state, just 160 miles from New York City, 150 miles from Boston, and 40 miles from Albany, New York. The campus is nestled on 470 rolling acres at the foot of the Green Mountains.

Nearby Schools:

Bennington College
0 mi. away

Southern Vermont College
3.7 mi. away

Williams College
14.4 mi. away

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
17.2 mi. away

Marlboro College
26.0 mi. away

Russell Sage College
26.7 mi. away

View all schools in: Vermont, Bennington , Bennington, Zip 05201

Recent Articles:

Evaluating and choosing a liberal arts college

Published January 22, 2013

This article discusses important factors to consider when evaluating and choosing a liberal arts college.

Why choose a liberal arts college?
This article explores the many reasons to choose a liberal arts college over a public university or technical college.

History of a Liberal Arts Education
This is a short history of a liberal arts education from ancient antiquity to modern day liberal arts colleges.

More articles: About Liberal Arts Colleges