- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Beacon College
Leesburg, FLSuburb: midsizeZIP 34748Founded 1989
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1989
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 2004
- Website
- www.beaconcollege.edu
FloridaPrivate nonprofit
Beacon College
Beacon College is a private nonprofit college in Leesburg, Florida, with 506 undergraduates. It admits 44% of applicants, graduates 71% within six years and costs $56,056 a year after aid.
71%graduate
Admission rate44%
Retention85%
4-year graduation52%
Pell Grant share27%
Federal loans34%
$56,056net price / year
44%admission rate
—average SAT
71%graduate in 6 years
$28,501median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,875median debt
#1,678 of 1,704 for earnings#1,734 of 1,739 for lowest net price#337 of 1,738 for graduation rate#194 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $74,258tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $54,256
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $54,256
- Average net price
- $56,056national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$51,345
$30,001–48,000$52,670
$48,001–75,000$54,853
$75,001–110,000$56,519
$110,001+$61,121
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 44%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college44%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college85%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college71%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college27%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 71%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 52%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 59%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $25,541
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $28,501middle 50%: $20,462–$41,323
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,875
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$41,323
Median, Beacon College$28,501
Lower quarter$20,462
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 506
- Part-time
- 1.8%
- Women / men
- 35% / 65%
- Average age at entry
- 22.2
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,234 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,122
- Endowment, end of year
- $2,278,773
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White67%
Hispanic8.5%
Black14%
Asian3.6%
Two or more races3.4%
U.S. nonresident1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Computer & information sciences35%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies20%
Business & management18%
Public administration & social service7.8%
Liberal arts & humanities6.9%
Visual & performing arts6.9%
Psychology5.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 384254. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q812885.