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Facts and Figures

newpic_jennings_backporch.jpgBennington College
One College Drive
Bennington, Vermont
   05201-6003
802-442-5401
Fax 802-447-4269
www.bennington.edu

 

Degrees Conferred and Certificates Awarded

  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Master of Fine Arts in Performing Arts
  • Master of Fine Arts in Writing and Literature (low-residency)
  • Master of Arts in Teaching
  • Master of Arts in Teaching a Second Language (low-residency)
  • Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Premedical and Allied Health Sciences

Overview

  • Established in 1932
  • Became co-ed in 1969
  • President: Elizabeth Coleman
  • Accreditation: New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC)
  • Student/faculty ratio: 9 : 1
  • Average class size: 15
  • Total enrollment: 808

Undergraduate Students: 664

  • Male: 220
  • Female: 444
  • African-American: 13
  • American Indian/Alaskan Native: 3
  • Asian/Pacific: 11
  • Caucasian: 570
  • Hispanic: 16
  • International: 38
  • Other/Unknown: 13

Graduate Students: 144

  • MFA in Performing Arts: 3
  • MFA in Writing and Literature (low-residency): 106
  • MA in Teaching: 9
  • MA in Teaching a Second Language: 16
  • Postbaccalaureate: 10

Field Work Term (FWT)

  • What is Field Work Term?
  • Number of countries in which students worked during FWT 2009: 31
  • Number of states in which students worked during FWT 2009: 36

Facilities

  • Total buildings: 60
  • Academic buildings: The Barn, Center for the Advancement of Public Action (to open 2010), Crossett Library, Deane Carriage Barn, Dickinson Science Building, Jennings Music Building, Stickney Observatory, Tishman Lecture Hall, Visual and Performing Arts Center
  • Residential buildings: 20 student houses; 15 faculty/staff houses
  • Dining and recreation: Commons, The Student Center, The Upstairs/Downstairs Cafe
  • Sports and fitness: Meyer Recreation Barn (fitness center), soccer field, tennis and basketball courts, running and hiking trails

Campus

  • Acres: 470
  • Acres of central campus: 10
  • Wooded acres: 300
  • Acres of tilled farmland: 5
  • Acres of wetland: 15
  • Species of trees on campus: 80
  • Bird species sighted on campus: 121

Miles From

  • New York City: 160
  • Boston: 150
  • Montreal: 210
  • Albany, New York: 40
  • Burlington, Vermont: 110
  • Hartford, Connecticut: 115
  • Portland, Maine: 180

Annual Tuition, Room & Board, and Required Fees

Undergraduate

Graduate

  • MFA Performing Arts: $20,950 (annual tuition)
  • MFA in Writing (low-residency): $16,380 (annual tuition, room and board two residencies)
  • MA in Teaching: $20,950 (annual tuition)
  • MA in Teaching a Second Language: $12,630 (first-year students), $14,420 (second-year students) (annual tuition, room and board)
  • Postbaccalaureate Certificate: $24,975 (fall, spring, and summer terms) (annual tuition for 2010-11)

Codes for Applicants

  • SAT code: 3080
  • Common Application code: 3080
  • CSS/Profile code: 3080
  • FAFSA code: 003682
  • TOEFL code: 3080

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11/2009