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Bennington College

Bennington College
One College Drive
Bennington, VT 5201

Official telephone: (802) 442-5401
Website: https://www.bennington.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 88%
Student:Faculty ratio: 8:1
Total faculty: 78 men, 67 women
Full-time faculty: 37 men, 32 women
Part-time faculty: 41 men, 35 women
Graduation rate: 70% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, independent study, internships, distance learning
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • General Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Acting
  • African Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Agriculture, General
  • Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Anthropology, General
  • Anthropology, Other
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Applied Psychology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Archives/Archival Administration
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Development
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Science
  • Costume Design
  • Creative Writing
  • Cultural Anthropology
  • Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
  • Dance, General
  • Data Science, General
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Digital Arts
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Directing and Theatrical Production
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Drawing
  • Ecology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Economics, Other
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Game and Interactive Media Design
  • General Literature
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Hydrology and Water Resources Science
  • Intermedia/Multimedia
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Journalism
  • Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Library Science, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematical Biology
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Technology
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Non-Professional Legal Studies, Other
  • Painting
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Playwriting and Screenwriting
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Political Science and Government, Other
  • Printmaking
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Robotics Technology/Technician
  • Science/Health/Environmental Journalism
  • Sculpture
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Sound Arts
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Theatre and Dance
  • Theatre Literature, History and Criticism
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
  • Women's Studies
  • Writing, General
Master's Degrees

  • Dance, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Music, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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