- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Bennett College
Greensboro, NCCity: largeZIP 27401Founded 1873
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1873
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.bennett.edu
- Member of
- WCC
North CarolinaHBCUWomen's collegeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Bennett College
Bennett College is a private nonprofit college in Greensboro, North Carolina, with 178 undergraduates. It admits 51% of applicants, graduates 32% within six years and costs $27,547 a year after aid.
32%graduate
Admission rate51%
Retention86%
4-year graduation19%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans32%
$27,547net price / year
51%admission rate
925average SAT
32%graduate in 6 years
$43,355median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,500 of 1,704 for earnings#1,369 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,512 of 1,738 for graduation rate#251 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
- $41,964tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $19,140
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $19,140
- Average net price
- $27,547national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$26,177
$30,001–48,000$28,916
$48,001–75,000$29,597
$75,001–110,000$31,194
$110,001+$26,092
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 51%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 925
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 410–580
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 410–480
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college51%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college32%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 32%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 19%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 22%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,473
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,355middle 50%: $29,112–$60,351
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$60,351
Median, Bennett College$43,355
Lower quarter$29,112
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
- 178
- Part-time
- 3.4%
- Women / men
- 100% / 0%
- Average age at entry
- 19.5
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 27%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,566 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,596
- Endowment, end of year
- $16,520,944
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White0.6%
Hispanic2.8%
Black72%
Asian0.6%
Two or more races18%
U.S. nonresident3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Unknown2.2%
8 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Multi/interdisciplinary studies29%
Psychology29%
Biological & biomedical sciences14%
Education8.6%
Business & management8.6%
Communication & journalism5.7%
Computer & information sciences2.9%
Public administration & social service2.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 197993. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4889676.