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May 17, 2008
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Bennington College

Total
Students
Full-Time
Undergrads
Percent Accepted Percent Women Resident Tuition & Fees Non-Res. Tuition & Fees Room & Board
65751865%65%$36,800$36,800$9,380
Year last surveyed2007
AddressOne College Drive
Bennington VT 05201
Phone(802) 442-5401
Admissionsin-state: (800) 833-6845
out-of-state: (800) 833-6845
fax: (802) 447-4269
Carnegie ClassificationBaccalaureate Colleges – Liberal Arts
Typecomprehensive higher education institution [awards bachelor's and may also award associate degrees, offers graduate programs primarily at the master's, specialist's, or professional level, but not more than two doctoral programs]
Student BodyCoeducational
Established1932
Institutional ControlPrivate – Nonprofit
Academic CalendarSemesters

Admissions Details: Bennington College

Currency type for cost data.US dollars
Number of applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.798
Number of applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.525
Number of men applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.247
Number of women applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.551
Number of men applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.143
Number of women applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.382
Does institution have policy of placing students on a waiting list?yes
Does institution have an open admissions policy?no
Does institution have a preferential admission policy?no
Does the institution have Early Admission?yes
Does the institution accept an International Baccalaureate.yes
Does the institution have an Early Action plan.no
Does the institution have an Early Decision plan.yes
Does the institution has a Deferred Admission option?yes
High school completion requirement degree seeking entering students.required, GED accepted.
Fall freshmen application deadline.January 3
Fall freshmen application deadline type indicator.specific deadline date.
Fall freshmen notification deadline.April 1
Fall freshmen notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date).specific deadline date.
Other Early Decision plan application deadline.January 3
Other Early Decision plan notification deadline.February 15
Early Decision application deadline.November 15
Early Decision application deadline type indicator.specific deadline date.
Fall transfers application deadline.March 15
Fall transfers application deadline type indicator.specific deadline date.
Early Decision notification deadline.December 15
Early Decision notification deadline type indicator.specific deadline date.
Fall transfers notification deadline.May 1
Fall transfers notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date).specific deadline date.
Application fee.$60
Number of Early Decision applicants.55
Number of Early Decision applicants who were admitted.38
Does the institution accept electronic applications.no
Does the institution have an admission video available to prospective students.no
Does the institution have an electronic viewbook available to prospective students.no
Entrance difficulty level for all or most students.very difficult
Entrance difficulty level for transfer students.very difficult
Spring transfers application deadline.January 1
Spring transfers notification deadline.February 1
Latest date by which SATI or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission.January 1
No age limit exists for completed credits/courses to be transferred to the institution.yes
Credit for military service.no
Accepts ACE recommendations for credit.no

Data Source: Peterson's Undergraduate Dataset, © 2007. All rights reserved.

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