Bennington College Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Bennington College's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 44.5%, with 2,996 applicants and 1,334 accepted. This marks a decline from 48.0% in 2023, where 2,825 students applied, resulting in 1,357 acceptances. The Early Action (EA) acceptance rate for 2024 is notably low at 14.5%, a sharp drop from 62.4% for the previous year. Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rates have held steady at 44.5% for 2024, compared to 48.0% in 2023 and 45.3% in 2022. This downward trend in overall acceptance rates signals increasing competition among applicants at Bennington.