Bennett College
Greensboro, North Carolina · Private · 178 undergraduates · bennett.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
51%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
820 to 1060
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$47,200Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Bennett College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
51% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$47,200
a year in 2027-28, from a $47,200 sticker price
What to do with your 940
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (940).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: F.A.Q. - Bennett College · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
51%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 820 to 1060
Reading and Writing 410 to 580
Math 410 to 480
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$47,200
a year
- Tuition$21,530
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$26,177
- $30,001 to $48,000$28,916
- $48,001 to $75,000$29,597
- $75,001 to $110,000$31,194
- Over $110,000$26,092
Financial aidEstimate
96%
of freshmen receive grants
$14,348
average grant to freshmen
After college
Graduate within 6 years
32%
Come back for a second year
86%
Typical earnings
$43,355
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Bennett College$49,505
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major.
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