- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Benedictine University
Lisle, ILSuburb: largeZIP 60532Founded 1887
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1887
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- ben.edu
IllinoisReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Benedictine University
Benedictine University is a private nonprofit university in Lisle, Illinois, with 1,942 undergraduates. It admits 95% of applicants, graduates 43% within six years and costs $18,910 a year after aid.
43%graduate
Admission rate95%
Retention66%
4-year graduation30%
Pell Grant share45%
Federal loans44%
$18,910net price / year
95%admission rate
—average SAT
43%graduate in 6 years
$67,314median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,976median debt
#470 of 1,704 for earnings#788 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,288 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,359 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
- $46,513tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,650
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,650
- Average net price
- $18,910national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,332
$30,001–48,000$13,721
$48,001–75,000$14,267
$75,001–110,000$20,025
$110,001+$27,165
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 95%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college95%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college66%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college43%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college45%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 43%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 30%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 59%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $56,365
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $67,314middle 50%: $44,385–$100,917
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,976
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$100,917
Median, Benedictine University$67,314
Lower quarter$44,385
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
- 1,942
- Part-time
- 6.6%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 23.5
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 35%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,516 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,813
- Endowment, end of year
- $34,661,849
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White39%
Hispanic22%
Black9.7%
Asian21%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.2%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management27%
Biological & biomedical sciences20%
Psychology13%
Health professions8.8%
Social sciences8.1%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.1%
Communication & journalism3.9%
Visual & performing arts3.0%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 145619. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4887352.