How Bennington's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 59.07%, and this year's acceptance rate is 48.00% at Bennington College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 49.75% and women students' rate is 64.13%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Bennington College over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	64.87%	57.42%	68.41%
2014-15	67.21% 2.34%	62.20% 1.00%	69.41% 1.00%
2015-16	63.06% -4.15%	57.79% -3.86%	65.55% -3.86%
2016-17	59.95% -3.11%	53.50% -1.99%	63.56% -1.99%
2017-18	56.59% -3.36%	52.26% -4.52%	59.04% -4.52%
2018-19	57.03% 0.44%	52.40% 0.79%	59.83% 0.79%
2019-20	60.79% 3.76%	50.11% 6.28%	66.11% 6.28%
2020-21	59.99% -0.80%	45.69% 2.24%	68.35% 2.24%
2021-22	66.98% 6.99%	52.97% 5.67%	74.02% 5.67%
2022-23	45.31% -21.67%	32.90% -21.86%	52.16% -21.86%
2023-24	48.00% 2.69%	29.97% 6.85%	59.01% 6.85%
Average	59.07%	49.75%	64.13%

Bennington College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 22.75% where the current academic year yield is 16.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Bennington College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	19.10%	19.62%	18.89%
2014-15	25.95% 6.85%	31.58% 4.84%	23.73% 4.84%
2015-16	31.02% 5.08%	34.31% 5.92%	29.65% 5.92%
2016-17	29.15% -1.87%	34.18% -2.87%	26.79% -2.87%
2017-18	27.14% -2.01%	24.91% 1.48%	28.26% 1.48%
2018-19	23.71% -3.43%	26.10% -5.82%	22.44% -5.82%
2019-20	21.91% -1.80%	29.46% -3.39%	19.06% -3.39%
2020-21	17.01% -4.90%	19.74% -3.12%	15.94% -3.12%
2021-22	21.97% 4.96%	27.10% 4.08%	20.02% 4.08%
2022-23	17.34% -4.64%	17.99% -2.91%	17.11% -2.91%
2023-24	16.00% -1.33%	20.06% -2.08%	15.03% -2.08%
Average	22.75%	25.91%	21.54%

Bennington College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,600, the average number of admitted is 910, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 200. The number of Bennington applicants decreased by 0.86% (24 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Bennington College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,130	733	140
2014-15	1,101 -29	740 52	192 52
2015-16	1,099 -2	693 23	215 23
2016-17	1,236 137	741 1	216 1
2017-18	1,465 229	829 9	225 9
2018-19	1,494 29	852 -23	202 -23
2019-20	1,344 -150	817 -23	179 -23
2020-21	1,382 38	829 -38	141 -38
2021-22	1,726 344	1,156 113	254 113
2022-23	2,801 1,075	1,269 -34	220 -34
2023-24	2,825 24	1,356 -3	217 -3
Average	1,600	910	200

Bennington College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Bennington

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes