Rankings

Bennington College theater production of The Place We Built

Bennington students participating in a climate strike march

Bennington students participating in a class discussion

#5 Best College Theater
Princeton Review (2025)

#5 Most Politically Active Students
Princeton Review (2025)

#5 LGBTQ-Friendly
Princeton Review (2025)

#9 Best Classroom Experience
Princeton Review (2025)

Aerial view of Bennington College campus

Bennington College dorm

Faculty member Ikuko Yoshida teaching a class at Bennington College

#14 Top 50 Green Colleges
Princeton Review (2025)

#14 Most Beautiful Campus
Princeton Review (2025)

#18 Best College Radio Station
Princeton Review (2025)

#21 Best College Dorms
Princeton Review (2025)

#25 Professors Get High Marks
Princeton Review (2024)

Among Forbes’ Top 25 Private Colleges That Offer Generous Financial Aid
Forbes (2024)

#30 Nationwide for Producers of PhDs in English
National Science Foundation’s Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED)

Bennington College students at work

Bennington College classroom in session

Bennington College student working on an architectural model

#5 Most Innovative Schools
US News & World Report (2022)

#49 Best Undergraduate Teaching
US News & World Report (2022)

#84 in National Liberal Arts Colleges
US News & World Report (2022)

Colleges Where Students Get Internships
US News & World Report (2018)

#4 America's Most Entrepreneurial Colleges
Forbes (2015)