Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.67
Liaison Holly Andersen
Submission Date Jan. 26, 2021

STARS v2.2

Bennington College
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.59 / 4.00
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Provide at least one of the following figures:

Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
80

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
49

Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
64

Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
77

Optional Fields

A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
Bennington is committed to putting education within the reach of students with financial need. The financial aid application is actually a conversation and we are here to help you get the education you deserve. In 2019-20, over 92% of Bennington students receive some form of financial aid, and these packages average $33,000 annually per student.

*All data pertains to the domestic student body as of Fall 2019 unless otherwise noted.

A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
No

Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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