Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Bennington

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 69.60% where the last year rate was 69%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 81.10% for full-time students and 23.80% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 69.60% where the current academic year rate is 69%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Bennington College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	67%	71%	66%
2014-15	67%	58%	73%
2015-16	68%	75%	64%
2016-17	70%	80%	66%
2017-18	67%	72%	66%
2018-19	74%	71%	76%
2019-20	76%	85%	72%
2020-21	71%	72%	70%
2021-22	67%	71%	66%
2022-23	69%	74%	66%
Average	69.60%	72.90%	68.50%

Bennington College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 9.90% where the current year rate is 19%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bennington College from 2018 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2018-19	17%
2019-20	20%
2020-21	19%
2021-22	24%
2022-23	19%
Average	9.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 81.10% for full-time students and 23.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Bennington from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	83%	-
2014-15	84%	-
2015-16	82%	-
2016-17	80%	-
2017-18	78%	75%
2018-19	73%	17%
2019-20	83%	25%
2020-21	80%	50%
2021-22	84%	33%
2022-23	84%	38%
Average	81.10%	23.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Bennington College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	8:1
2014-15	9:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	9:1
2017-18	10:1
2018-19	9:1
2019-20	10:1
2020-21	8:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	9.20:1

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