72.2% / 70.1%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications2,709
Overall admit rate37.2%
In-state admit rate72.2%
Out-of-state admit rate70.1%
Enrolled163 · 16.2% yield
Admitted from waitlist43 of 123
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsInterview, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingVermont colleges4
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$0
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionJanuary 10 → March 31 → May 1
Early decisionNovember 1 → December 15 · binding
Early decision 2January 10
Early actionNovember 1 → January 31
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
Admissions URLhttps://www.bennington.edu/admissions/ap…
Admissions emailadmissions@bennington.edu
Admissions phone802 440-4312
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Hampshire College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Hampshire College MA · Private (nonprofit)75.3%—839
Sarah Lawrence College NY · Private (nonprofit)66.0%1320—
Bard College NY · Private (nonprofit)52.1%—2K
Oberlin College OH · Private (nonprofit)33.0%14202K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.