Quad

Head-to-head

Mount Marty
Bennington

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mount Marty has 19 pts more first-gen students than Bennington (32% vs. 13%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Mount Marty costs about $10.8K less per year on average than Bennington ($23,459 vs. $34,220, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Mount Marty's yield is 11 pts higher than Bennington's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Mount Marty grads earn $9.9K more ten years out than Bennington's ($48,179 vs. $38,289)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Bennington graduates 10 pts more of its students than Mount Marty (65% vs. 55%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Bennington's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 52% at Mount Marty

    Aid generosity

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Mount Marty admits 43%, Bennington 45%; Mount Marty's yield is higher, at 23%.

Acceptance rate
Mount Marty43%
Bennington45%
Quad's selectivity
  • Mount MartySelective
  • BenningtonVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Mount MartyNot reported
Bennington
1291–1403
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Mount MartyGPA and school record required
  • BenningtonRigor and GPA very important52%

Who's on each campus

Bennington is a bit larger than Mount Marty (780 vs. 697 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Mount Marty697
Bennington780
Pell Grant share
Mount Marty22%
Bennington25%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Mount Marty, and Dance at Bennington; Bennington has 9 students per faculty member to Mount Marty's 12.

Students per faculty member
Mount Marty12 to 1
Bennington9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Mount MartyRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse19%
  • BenningtonDance, General13%

What each costs

Mount Marty costs about $10.8K less a year than Bennington on average; Bennington's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Mount Marty$23.5K
Bennington$34.2K
Aid generosity
Mount Marty52%
Bennington61%

What each pays off

Mount Marty's former students earn more, a median $48.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Mount Marty$48.2K
Bennington$38.3K
Graduation rate
Mount Marty55%
Bennington65%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Mount MartyGrowing+321%
  • BenningtonGrowing+172%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Bennington College Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2025 applicants;Bennington College Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why