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Bennington College

Bennington College
1 College Drive
Bennington, VT 05201

Official telephone: (802) 442-5401
Website: www.bennington.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Heather Clifford,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 802 440-4325
802 440-4880 (fax)
finaid@bennington.edu
FAFSA number: 003682
CSS/PROFILE number: 3080

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $49,440; $49,440 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $660
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,700
Other expenses: Personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $14,520

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 15noMarch 15
Institution's own financial aid formFebruary 15noMarch 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEFebruary 15noMarch 15
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementFebruary 15noMarch 15
student and parent Federal Tax Returns and W-2sFebruary 15noMarch 15

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
81% of first-year students
71% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
61% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
98% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
3% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
77% for first-year students
58% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$44,704 for first-year students
$42,405 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$25,079 for first-year students
$24,475 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,954 for first-year students
$5,270 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,116 for first-year students
$3,891 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
17% of first-year students
23% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$14,283 for first-year students
$13,181 for full-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 59%
Average student debt upon graduation: $26,073
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 95%

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