Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Bennington's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Vermont.
The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Vermont average (1,103 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Bennington College927797130
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Vermont1,1031,071310
The below chart compares the student population between Bennington College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 247 male and 680 female students attending Bennington. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.36 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Bennington.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Bennington
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total79776532
Men21418826
Women5835776
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Bennington
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total13010921
Men33276
Women978215

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 594 White students (64.08%) and 74 Hispanic students (7.98%) at Bennington College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Bennington College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bennington College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native321
Asian18414
Black or African American33924
Hispanic712051
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White509125384
Two or More Races471136
Race/Ethnicity Unknown21813
Total 797214583
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bennington College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian312
Black or African American734
Hispanic303
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White852164
Two or More Races404
Race/Ethnicity Unknown16214
Total 1303397

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 768 students whose age under twenty five and 143 students whose age is over thirty years old at Bennington College.
Especially, 13 students are younger than eighteen and 9 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Bennington College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Bennington College
TotalMenWomen
Total797 214583
Under 1813 310
18-19291 61230
20-21357 87270
22-24103 3667
25-294 22
30-342 20
35-395 41
40-4914 131
50-647 61
65 and over1 01
Total 797 214583
Population by Student Age at Bennington College
TotalMenWomen
Total130 3397
22-244 13
25-2912 210
30-3421 714
35-3922 418
40-4937 928
50-6426 917
65 and over8 17
Total 130 3397

Online Student Population

At Bennington College, 194 students (20.93% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 132 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 3 students live in Vermont where Bennington College is located in and 116 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total927797130
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1325127
Enrolled Some in Online Classes62620
Not Enrolled in Online Classes7337303
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1325127
Vermont Residents303
Other State in U.S.1165111
Outside of U.S.13013
Unknown000