Bennington College
Academics
How strong are the academics at Bennington College?
Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.
9:1
Student to faculty ratio
18
Average class size
51%
4-year grad rate
Class Sizes
Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.
Bennington College has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.
Class Sizes
Most Common
10-19
2-9
10
10-19
162
20-29
64
30-39
3
40-49
2
50-99
2
Outcomes
It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Bennington College:
85%
First-year retention rate
51%
4-year grad rate
67%
6-year grad rate
Majors
Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Bennington College's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:
Visual and Performing Arts, General
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Visual and Performing Arts, General
Computer Science
General Literature
7.6
10.48
13.36
16.24
19.12
22
The Full List
Major
Graduates
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields
- Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 1
Architecture And Related Services
- Architecture 2
- Environmental Design/Architecture 0
Area
- African-American/Black Studies 1
- African Studies 0
- Asian Studies/Civilization 0
- Latin American Studies 0
- Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 0
- Women's Studies 0
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 0
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 4
- Ecology 1
- Biochemistry 0
- Botany/Plant Biology 0
- Evolutionary Biology 0
- Neuroscience 0
Business
- Business/Managerial Economics 0
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 0
Communication
- Communication and Media Studies, Other 3
- Journalism 1
- Communication and Media Studies 0
- Communication, General 0
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric 0
- Journalism 0
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 0
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other 0
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
- Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 3
- Recording Arts Technology/Technician 0
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
- Computer Science 10
- Computer Science 2
- Computer and Information Sciences, General 0
- Computer Graphics 0
Education
- Education, General 1
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
- Robotics Technology/Technician 1
- Robotics Technology/Technician 0
English Language And Literature/Letters
- General Literature 10
- General Literature 10
- Creative Writing 7
- English Language and Literature, General 1
- English Language and Literature, General 0
- Writing, General 0
- English Language and Literature/Letters, Other 0
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other 2
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other 1
- Child Development 0
Foreign Languages
- Japanese Language and Literature 3
- French Language and Literature 3
- Linguistics 2
- Linguistics 2
- Chinese Language and Literature 2
- Japanese Language and Literature 2
- Spanish Language and Literature 2
- Spanish Language and Literature 1
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 0
- Language Interpretation and Translation 0
- Applied Linguistics 0
- Italian Language and Literature 0
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 0
Health Professions And Related Programs
- Public Health, General 0
History
- History, General 0
Legal Professions And Studies
- Non-Professional Legal Studies, Other 1
- Non-Professional Legal Studies, Other 1
Liberal Arts And Sciences
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 1
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 0
Library Science
- Archives/Archival Administration 0
Mathematics And Statistics
- Mathematics, General 1
- Mathematics, General 1
- Applied Mathematics, General 0
- Mathematical Biology 0
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Museology/Museum Studies 1
- Biological and Physical Sciences 0
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 0
- International/Globalization Studies 0
- Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis 0
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 0
Natural Resources And Conservation
- Environmental Studies 5
- Environmental Studies 5
- Environmental Science 1
Philosophy And Religious Studies
- Philosophy 3
- Philosophy 3
- Religion/Religious Studies 0
- Jewish/Judaic Studies 0
Physical Sciences
- Chemistry, General 1
- Physical Sciences, General 0
- Astronomy 0
- Astrophysics 0
- Geology/Earth Science, General 0
- Hydrology and Water Resources Science 0
- Physics, General 0
Psychology
- Psychology, General 5
- Psychology, General 2
- Developmental and Child Psychology 2
- Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics 0
- Social Psychology 0
- Applied Psychology 0
- Psychology, Other 0
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
- Public Policy Analysis, General 9
- Public Policy Analysis, General 5
- Community Organization and Advocacy 3
- Community Organization and Advocacy 0
Social Sciences
- Social Sciences, General 5
- Anthropology, General 5
- Political Science and Government, General 4
- Social Sciences, General 3
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 3
- Economics, General 2
- Sociology, General 2
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 1
- Political Science and Government, General 1
- Medical Anthropology 0
- Cultural Anthropology 0
- Anthropology, Other 0
- Development Economics and International Development 0
- Economics, Other 0
- Geography 0
- International Relations and Affairs 0
- Political Science and Government, Other 0
- Sociology, General 0
- Social Sciences, Other 0
Visual And Performing Arts
- Visual and Performing Arts, General 22
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 17
- Visual and Performing Arts, General 12
- Music, General 7
- Dance, General 6
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 4
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies 4
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies 4
- Music, General 3
- Costume Design 2
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2
- Painting 2
- Ceramic Arts and Ceramics 2
- Music Technology 2
- Dance, General 1
- Design and Visual Communications, General 1
- Photography 1
- Photography 1
- Art/Art Studies, General 1
- Fine/Studio Arts, General 1
- Drawing 1
- Sculpture 1
- Music Performance, General 1
- Music Theory and Composition 1
- Musicology and Ethnomusicology 1
- Digital Arts 0
- Design and Visual Communications, General 0
- Graphic Design 0
- Game and Interactive Media Design 0
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 0
- Playwriting and Screenwriting 0
- Theatre Literature, History and Criticism 0
- Acting 0
- Directing and Theatrical Production 0
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production 0
- Drawing 0
- Intermedia/Multimedia 0
- Sculpture 0
- Printmaking 0
- Music Performance, General 0
- Musicology and Ethnomusicology 0
- Voice and Opera 0
- Sound Arts 0
- Music, Other 0
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