Bennington College

Founded in 1932 by educators who felt traditional colleges were too rigid and conservative, Bennington College has always done things differently. Located in the fifth-largest town in Vermont, Bennington is a school for students who want freedom—with structure. With just 800 undergraduates and about 1,200 grad students (not all of whom live on campus), the community is small but ambitious, creative, and tightly woven. The campus itself is modern, with sleek, clean-lined buildings set against a backdrop of trees, trails, and wide-open views of the Green Mountains. You're never far from nature here, and many students take full advantage of [...]