Quad

Head-to-head

St. John's
Bennington

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    St. John's's yield is 25 pts higher than Bennington's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Bennington has 2.1× as many undergrads as St. John's

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Bennington's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at St. John's

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    St. John's costs about $7K less per year on average than Bennington ($27,251 vs. $34,220, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    St. John's grads earn $6.7K more ten years out than Bennington's ($44,985 vs. $38,289)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Bennington graduates 5 pts more of its students than St. John's (65% vs. 61%)

    Graduation rate

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

Bennington admits 45%, St. John's 53%; St. John's's yield is higher, at 37%.

Acceptance rate
St. John's53%
Bennington45%
Quad's selectivity
  • St. John'sSelective
  • BenningtonVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
St. John's
1290–1460
Bennington
1291–1403
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • St. John'sSchool record required
  • BenningtonRigor and GPA very important52%

Who's on each campus

Bennington has 2.1× as many undergrads as St. John's; St. John's has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
St. John's368
Bennington780
Pell Grant share
St. John's27%
Bennington25%

Majors and faculty

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies leads at St. John's, and Dance at Bennington; St. John's has 8 students per faculty member to Bennington's 9.

Students per faculty member
St. John's8 to 1
Bennington9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • St. John'sLiberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies100%
  • BenningtonDance, General13%

What each costs

St. John's costs about $7K less a year than Bennington on average; Bennington's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
St. John's$27.3K
Bennington$34.2K
Aid generosity
St. John's51%
Bennington61%

What each pays off

St. John's's former students earn more, a median $45K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
St. John's$45K
Bennington$38.3K
Graduation rate
St. John's61%
Bennington65%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • St. John'sGrowing+75%
  • 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