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Bennett College

Bennett College / Bennett

Greensboro, North Carolina 27401-3239

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Data last updated: August 29, 2026

34%Admit rate
$22,858Avg net price
858–946SAT middle 50%
21%Grad in 4 yrs
191Undergrads

Known for business — close-knit campus

Bennett College is a private institution in Greensboro with particular strength in business and biology. With an average SAT of 890, the school attracts a broad applicant pool.

A small campus of 191 undergraduates with a 7:1 student-faculty ratio. The urban location puts students at the center of city life.

21% of students graduate within four years, and graduates earn a median of $36,654 a decade after enrollment. Net price after aid averages $22,858.

Established
1873
Motto
Education for your future Sisterhood for Life
Type
Private historically black liberal arts college for women
34%
Acceptance
890
SAT Avg
191
Undergrads
7:1
Student : Faculty
21%
Grad Rate (4yr)
$36,654
Earnings 10yr
$22,858
Avg Net Price

More About This School

History & Fun Facts

  • •History The bell was rung to notify students of class and meal times Bennett College was founded on August 1, 1873, as a normal school for teacher training.
  • •It opened with seventy African-American men and women (freedmen, or former slaves).
  • •In 1878, freedmen purchased land for a future college campus (which was developed as the current site).
  • •Hearing about the college, New York businessman Lyman Bennett (1801–1879) provided $10,000 in funding to build a permanent campus.
  • •In 1888, Bennett Seminary elected its first African-American president, the Reverend Charles N.

Source: Wikipedia

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