Our transfer students are part of a growing community at Bennington. Approximately ten percent of our student body has transferred here from another institution. Transfer students often come to Bennington with clear ideas about what they are seeking from an education.
Bennington's transfer students tend to be drawn to the College's distinctive approach to education. Here students create their own courses of study, collaborate with their teachers—who are also their advisors—to plan an education with breadth and depth, unified and fueled by their own particular passions. They are challenged throughout their education to explore questions that matter to them, to pursue their curiosities wherever they may lead. By writing and rewriting their plans of study and by discussing evolving ideas with faculty planning committees, students design, chart, and defend their courses of study. Throughout this exceptional process, students learn to develop the structures they need to shape their education—and their lives.
If you have an associate’s degree, are currently enrolled in college, or if you have withdrawn from another degree program (recently or in the past), you are a transfer applicant. You will follow the regular admissions process, completing all of the requirements, as well as a transfer essay.
To graduate from Bennington, we require 128 credits and at least two years of full-time campus residence. We accept most liberal arts and performing arts credits, as well as credit granted from technical courses such as computer science. We do not accept more than 64 credits from another degree program.