Quad

Head-to-head

Bennington
Crown

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Crown's yield is 27 pts higher than Bennington's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Bennington's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Crown

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Crown has 14 pts more first-gen students than Bennington (27% vs. 13%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

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

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Crown is 2.0× more selective than Bennington

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

    Crown grads earn $9.8K more ten years out than Bennington's ($48,057 vs. $38,289)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Crown admits 23%, Bennington 45%; Crown's yield is higher, at 38%.

Acceptance rate
Bennington45%
Crown23%
Quad's selectivity
  • BenningtonVery selective
  • CrownSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Bennington
1291–1403
CrownTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BenningtonRigor very important52%
  • CrownGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Bennington and Crown are about the same size; Bennington has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bennington780
Crown796
Pell Grant share
Bennington25%
Crown24%

Majors and faculty

Dance leads at Bennington, and Business Administration and Management at Crown; Bennington has 9 students per faculty member to Crown's 15.

Students per faculty member
Bennington9 to 1
Crown15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BenningtonDance, General13%
  • CrownBusiness Administration and Management, General11%

What each costs

Crown costs about $6.4K less a year than Bennington on average; Bennington's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Bennington$34.2K
Crown$27.8K
Aid generosity
Bennington61%
Crown40%

What each pays off

Crown's former students earn more, a median $48.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bennington$38.3K
Crown$48.1K
Graduation rate
Bennington65%
Crown55%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BenningtonGrowing+172%
  • CrownGrowing+32%
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;Bennington College Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;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 2018About 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