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What Bennington College costs

Bennington, Vermont · Private · 780 undergrads

Bennington College's sticker price was $90,170 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $31,507 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $22,350.

What does Bennington College cost?

$31,507 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $90,170.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$22,350
$30,000–$48,000$24,783
$48,000–$75,000$24,125
$75,000–$110,000$30,079
over $110,000$43,575

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$22,350
$30,000–$48,000$24,783
$48,000–$75,000$24,125
$75,000–$110,000$30,079
Over $110,000$43,575

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 75% off Bennington College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Bennington College cost less than Clark University but more than Trinity College and Whitman College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Bennington College$24,125$31,507
Trinity College$17,524$37,004
Clark University$26,236$29,446
Whitman College$20,982$29,486

The sticker price

$68,746
Tuition, 2025-26
$90,170
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
31%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$53,064
average grant for students who got aid.
55%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$25,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Bennington College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $22,350 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $90,170. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Bennington College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Bennington College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $24,783 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $90,170. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Bennington College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Bennington College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $24,125 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $90,170. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Bennington College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers