Bennett College
Acceptance rate
50.7%
2025
Peer median 69.4%
Tuition per year
$19,140
$28,944 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
180
Student-faculty ratio 7:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
12.3%
4-year; 6-year rate 23.6%
Peer median 45.1%
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Greensboro, North Carolina
- Website
- www.bennett.edu
- Undergraduates
- 180
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- In Greensboro
- Nearest international airport
- Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO), about 9 mi
- Also known as
- Bennett College / Bennett
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- United Methodist
- President
- Teresa Hardee (Interim President)
- Phone
- 3365172100
- City
- Greensboro, North Carolina
- Address
- 900 E Washington St, Greensboro, NC 27401-3239
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 69.4% · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Test Scores
2025 admitted students, 25th–75th percentile · 28% submitted SAT, 3% submitted ACT · SAT/ACT optional: considered if submitted
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 5 in 10
608 applicants in 2025, 50.7% admitted
308 admitted 300 not admitted Yield 10.4%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
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| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
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| Psychology, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
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| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary Education and Teaching. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General. | $21,812 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
|---|---|---|
| Journalism, Other. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
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| Social Work. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
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| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | - |
Students
180 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 0:100 · Freshman retention 85.7%
- Continuing undergraduates 129
- First-year undergraduates 32
- Transfers and others 19
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (180)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
8 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$28,944
- Undergraduate tuition
- $19,140
- Room and board
- $9,804
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 5% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 23%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$15.4M
Expenses$13.3M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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North Carolina A&T State UniversityGreensboro · 0.5 mi
U.S. News #219
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University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro · 1.6 mi
U.S. News #208
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Elon UniversityElon · 15.6 mi
U.S. News #100
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Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem · 28.1 mi
U.S. News #34
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University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill · 42.2 mi
U.S. News #27
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Duke UniversityDurham · 47.3 mi
U.S. News #8
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North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh · 64.9 mi
U.S. News #73
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Davidson CollegeDavidson · 71.4 mi
Liberal Arts #16
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University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte · 74.9 mi
U.S. News #169
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Bennett College include Dorothy Lavinia Brown (African-American surgeon, legislator and teacher), Maidie Norman (Actress and drama instructor) and Beverly Buchanan (Visual artist working in painting and sculpture).
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Dorothy Lavinia Brown 1919–2004
African-American surgeon, legislator and teacher
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Maidie Norman 1912–1998
Actress and drama instructor
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Beverly Buchanan 1940–2015
Visual artist working in painting and sculpture
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Jacquelyn Grant 1948–
Theologian and womanist theology founder
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Vivian Ayers Allen 1923–2025
Poet, playwright and cultural activist
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Gladys A. Robinson 1949–
North Carolina Democratic state senator
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Hattie Caldwell 1948–
Physicist formerly with the US Department of Energy
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Linda Beatrice Brown 1939–
Author and educator
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Monica Conyers 1964–
Detroit City Council president pro tempore
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.