How Bennington's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Bennington College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 637, which is 89.56 % of all undergraduate students. 356 students which is 50.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,644.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	562 (91%)	$28,018	145 (23%)	$4,303	353 (57%)	$6,509
2014-15	596 (90%)	$30,773	139 (21%)	$4,279	354 (54%)	$6,437
2015-16	646 (92%)	$32,373	140 (20%)	$4,420	368 (52%)	$9,668
2016-17	638 (90%)	$36,043	145 (20%)	$4,240	352 (50%)	$6,222
2017-18	696 (90%)	$39,170	156 (20%)	$4,601	379 (49%)	$6,063
2018-19	685 (93%)	$38,159	164 (22%)	$4,758	369 (50%)	$6,184
2019-20	639 (88%)	$39,839	144 (20%)	$4,752	346 (47%)	$6,317
2020-21	581 (83%)	$44,344	145 (21%)	$4,722	318 (46%)	$6,250
2021-22	688 (89%)	$48,086	166 (22%)	$4,985	363 (47%)	$6,142
Average	637 (89.56%)	$37,423	149 (21.00%)	$4,562	356 (50.22%)	$6,644

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 174 (92.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $37,147. It can cover 57.46% of tuition & fees ($64,644).

In addition, 102 (54.22 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,444).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	130 (93%)	$29,824	85 (61%)	$6,025
2014-15	181 (94%)	$34,989	104 (54%)	$6,384
2015-16	183 (85%)	$29,033	109 (51%)	$6,216
2016-17	164 (84%)	$35,753	99 (51%)	$6,913
2017-18	207 (95%)	$36,533	118 (54%)	$5,595
2018-19	182 (92%)	$34,712	101 (51%)	$5,845
2019-20	152 (88%)	$40,553	86 (50%)	$6,784
2020-21	134 (99%)	$43,739	83 (61%)	$7,386
2021-22	236 (98%)	$49,183	132 (55%)	$6,846
Average	174 (92.00%)	$37,147	102 (54.22%)	$6,444

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 41 (22.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,650.

In addition, 7 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (3.67 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	29 (21%)	$4,500	12 (9%)	$4,000	5 (4%)	$2,370	130 (93%)	$28,360
2014-15	40 (21%)	$3,967	19 (10%)	$3,791	8 (4%)	$1,082	181 (94%)	$33,667
2015-16	38 (18%)	$4,513	16 (7%)	$3,730	7 (3%)	$557	181 (84%)	$28,055
2016-17	38 (19%)	$4,603	24 (12%)	$3,093	6 (3%)	$1,842	164 (84%)	$34,167
2017-18	51 (23%)	$4,674	24 (11%)	$3,917	6 (3%)	$442	207 (95%)	$34,915
2018-19	48 (24%)	$4,641	20 (10%)	$3,700	6 (3%)	$500	164 (83%)	$36,694
2019-20	34 (20%)	$5,054	18 (10%)	$3,889	10 (6%)	$807	152 (88%)	$38,909
2020-21	40 (30%)	$4,710	17 (13%)	$4,288	4 (3%)	$4,354	134 (99%)	$41,659
2021-22	55 (23%)	$5,191	144 (60%)	$2,392	10 (4%)	$3,388	236 (98%)	$46,370
Average	41 (22.11%)	$4,650	33 (15.78%)	$3,644	7 (3.67%)	$1,705	172 (90.89%)	$35,866

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..

Student Loans

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 102 (54.22 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $102.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	85 (61%)	$6,025	79 (56%)	$5,167	6 (4%)	$17,315
2014-15	104 (54%)	$6,384	104 (54%)	$5,280	9 (5%)	$12,749
2015-16	109 (51%)	$6,216	108 (50%)	$4,785	8 (4%)	$20,091
2016-17	99 (51%)	$6,913	98 (50%)	$5,033	13 (7%)	$14,707
2017-18	118 (54%)	$5,595	118 (54%)	$4,974	6 (3%)	$12,199
2018-19	101 (51%)	$5,845	101 (51%)	$5,030	6 (3%)	$13,726
2019-20	86 (50%)	$6,784	86 (50%)	$5,243	9 (5%)	$14,719
2020-21	83 (61%)	$7,386	81 (60%)	$5,083	6 (4%)	$33,561
2021-22	132 (55%)	$6,846	130 (54%)	$5,121	13 (5%)	$18,309
Average	102 (54.22%)	$6,444	101 (53.22%)	$5,080	8 (4.44%)	$17,486

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Bennington

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time