Transfer Students
Transfer Students Excel at Bennington
You bring your experience. We’ll provide the opportunity.
Transfer students excel at Bennington. You already know how to tackle the challenges of college, and you’ve explored some of your academic interests.
At Bennington, you can transfer your liberal arts credits and use your previous experiences as the basis to go further—design your own course of study and integrate your learning into your annual internship beyond the classroom.
If you are interested in transferring, our community of creators, makers, innovators, researchers, and leaders is the right place for you.
Our educational model is different from other colleges and universities. You will forge your own path among nearly 40 exciting areas of study, investigating the questions that matter most to you with faculty who are professionals in their fields—writers, scientists, performers, activists, artists, scholars—who will mentor and collaborate with you. To put it all together, each year, you will spend six weeks pursuing an internship, job, performance, or scholarly research individually suited to your interests.
Question not answered here? Send us an email at transfer@bennington.edu, we'll be happy to help!
You are welcome at Bennington. Come join our community of makers and doers.
For Bard College at Simon's Rock students:
We're sorry to learn of the forthcoming changes to Bard College at Simon's Rock. Simon's Rock students are welcome to apply for transfer admission and may receive advanced standing up to their successful credits and even beyond the typical limit of 64 credits.
Although I was admitted to Bennington [for freshman entry], I chose to enroll at [another school] because its new program promised a strong focus on classical acting...I now regret this decision, and reapplied to Bennington to complete a more academically diversified and fulfilling college experience...I have missed the atmosphere of collaboration and the unabashed joy in learning for its own sake that I had hoped to find in my college experience. A transfer student, class of 2022
DEADLINES
Fall Transfer Priority Deadline – March 15
Preferred filing date; decisions are released on a rolling basis. Applications are accepted until June 1st. Please note that applicants who apply by May will have the most options when choosing fall courses.
Spring Transfer – November 1
You will receive a decision notification by November 30.
FACTS AND FIGURES
- 100% of transfer students are guaranteed On-Campus Housing
- 90% of transfer students receive Financial Aid
- 30% of transfer students are students of color and/or international students
- 10% of Bennington’s student body are transfer students, hailing from a variety of institutions, including other liberal arts colleges, state universities, private universities, community colleges, and conservatories.
Contact Our Admissions Counselors
Alyssa Tomkowicz
Reach out to me with your questions by emailing transfer@bennington.edu
Brenna May
Reach out to me with your questions by emailing transfer@bennington.edu
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last updated: 1/29/2025