- The Inkwell
- Kansas
- Benedictine College
Atchison, KSTown: distantZIP 66002Founded 1971
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1971
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1971
- Website
- www.benedictine.edu
KansasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Benedictine College
Benedictine College is a private nonprofit college in Atchison, Kansas, with 2,272 undergraduates. It admits 98% of applicants, graduates 65% within six years and costs $24,687 a year after aid.
65%graduate
Admission rate98%
Retention83%
4-year graduation54%
Pell Grant share22%
Federal loans46%
$24,687net price / year
98%admission rate
1252average SAT
65%graduate in 6 years
$58,102median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,625median debt
#884 of 1,704 for earnings#1,202 of 1,739 for lowest net price#521 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,448 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
- $54,090tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,750
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,750
- Average net price
- $24,687national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,106
$30,001–48,000$18,458
$48,001–75,000$21,390
$75,001–110,000$22,611
$110,001+$27,550
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 98%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1252
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 570–690
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 570–690
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college98%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college65%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college22%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 65%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 54%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 65%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,888
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,102middle 50%: $38,679–$82,002
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,625
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,002
Median, Benedictine College$58,102
Lower quarter$38,679
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
- 2,272
- Part-time
- 0.8%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 19.7
- First-generation students
- 15%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 22%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,331 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,346
- Endowment, end of year
- $58,512,703
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White74%
Hispanic13%
Black2.6%
Asian1.5%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.2%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management21%
Theology & religious vocations8.4%
Education8.0%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.8%
Engineering7.4%
Health professions6.8%
Psychology6.2%
Social sciences6.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 154712. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4887341.