Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $48,086 and the average loan amount is $6,142. The average financial aid amount is 74.39% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $64,644).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid688 89%$33,083,216$48,086
Pell Grants166 22%$827,492$4,985
Federal Students Loans363 47%$2,229,480$6,142

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Comparison Chart

First-time (full-time) Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the full-time, first-time undergraduate students (freshmen, in most cases), 236 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Bennington College.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $49,183 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $6,846.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Bennington College.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid23698%--
Grant or scholarship aid236 98%$11,607,078$49,183
Federal Grants144 60%$629,925$4,374
Pell Grants55 23%$285,483$5,191
Other Federal Grants144 60%$344,442$2,392
State/Local Grants10 4%$33,875$3,388
Institutional Grants236 98%$10,943,278$46,370
Student Loans132 55%$903,717$6,846
Federal Student Loans130 54%$665,704$5,121
Other Student Loans13 5%$238,013$18,309