Graduate Programs at Bennington College

Graduate School Overview

Bennington College (referred to as Bennington) is a Private, 4 years school located in Bennington, VT. Bennington College is a historically black school. Bennington College is a tribal college. It is classified as a Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1935 - Current).

Bennington Directory Information
School Name	Bennington College (Bennington)
Address	One College Drive, Bennington, VT 05201-6003
Phone	802-442-5401
Web	https://www.bennington.edu
Online Application	https://myfinancialaid.bennington.edu/NetPartnerStudent/Logon.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fNetPartnerStudent%2fDefault.aspx
Financial Info	https://www.bennington.edu/admissions/apply/financing-your-education

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Bennington College is $24,617 in average. The school has 103 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 880 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 137 graduate programs through Master's.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$24,617
Student Population	103
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	137 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Bennington College is $24,617 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $2,527.

Bennington College offers the alternative tuition plans.

Bennington College offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Bennington College is $24,617. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.99% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$23,500	-
2019-2020	$23,975	-
2020-2021	$24,132	-
2021-2022	$23,673	-
2022-2023	$24,617	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Bennington is average compared to private graduate schools in Vermont. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,532 and the Vermont graduate tuition is $21,871 (public) / $24,198 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Bennington College	$24,617
All Graduate Schools	$16,006	$19,532
Public	$11,452	$20,604
Private	$19,609
Vermont Graduate Schools	$19,958	$23,552
Public	$12,569	$21,871
Private	$24,198

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $20,520 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Bennington College. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.55% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,520. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.55% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$15,610	$2,800	$15,610	$2,800
2019-2020	$16,200	$2,800	$16,200	$2,800
2020-2021	$16,840	$2,800	$16,840	$2,800
2021-2022	$17,210	$2,800	$17,210	$2,800
2022-2023	$17,720	$2,800	$17,720	$2,800

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $2,527 at Bennington College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.06% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$2,215
2019-2020	$2,300
2020-2021	$2,390
2021-2022	$2,452
2022-2023	$2,527

Graduate Programs at Bennington

Bennington College offers 5 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 45 students have completed their study at Bennington College.

Offered Degrees at Bennington College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	5	0	45
Total	5	0	45

The most popular program at Bennington College is the English Language and Literature/Letters (other) program and last year 43 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Bennington College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)	✕	43	-
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)	✕	3	-
Dance	✕	2	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	0	-
Music	✕	0	-

Bennington College offers 5 programs through Master's. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 45 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	43 completers	-
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)	✕	43	-
Human Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Dance	✕	2	-
Music	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts (other)	✕	0	-
	Total	45

Graduate Student Population at Bennington

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 113 students enrolled into Bennington College graduate schools where it has total 880 students including undergraduate students. By gender, 23 male and 90 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	113	23	90
Full-time	113	23	90

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 76 White (67.26%), 3 Black/African American (2.65%), 9 Hispanic (7.96%), 5 Asian (4.42%), and 20 students with other races. 2 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	113	23	90
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	5	0	5
Black/African American	3	1	2
Hispanic	9	2	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	76	14	62
Two More	4	1	3
Un-Known	14	4	10
Non-resident Alien	2	1	1

Bennington College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 108 graduate students (95.58% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	113
Enrolled Online Exclusively	108
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	5

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Bennington College. 5 students are aged 20 to 24 (4.42% of total students), 30 students are aged above 50 (26.55%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Bennington College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	113	23	90
Age 22-24	5	1	4
Age 25-29	15	3	12
Age 30-34	16	4	12
Age 35-39	15	5	10
Age 40-49	22	5	17
Age 50-64	26	4	22
Over 64	4	1	3
Age Un-Known	10	0	10

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Bennington College Graduate Schools

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