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Benedictine College is a private regional college located in Atchison, Kansas. Benedictine College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Benedictine College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $47,772 10 years after enrolling, 9th in Kansas, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Benedictine College bachelor students earn 10% less than the national average. Benedictine College is ranked 15th in Kansas.
Benedictine College’s median net annual cost of $26,253 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Benedictine College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Theological Studies, Accounting, Finance, Psychology, Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$26,253
Average years to graduate
4.6
Marketing
Rank: #365
Economic score: 7.92
Business Administration
Rank: #769
Economic score: 8.24
Criminology
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 49.07
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Benedictine College - Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 64% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Benedictine College is 14% higher than the state average, and 16% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Benedictine College, Pell Grant recipients represent 17% of the measured graduating class, 18% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Benedictine College graduates within 4.4 years.
Benedictine College is in the bottom 5% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Benedictine College’s economic mobility score of 5.16 is calculated by adjusting the 5.42 economic score of lower-income students by the 17% pell grant recipients within the student body. Benedictine College’s EMS of 5.16 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Benedictine College pays $26,253 a year, $21,717 less than the $47,970 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $26,253
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Benedictine College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $26,253 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 58% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,508. This is 4% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,113
Pell grants
$4,055
State grants
$2,916
Institutional grants
$18,536
Benedictine College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 98% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,728 applicants, of which 2,687 were admitted and 610 enrolled. Benedictine College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
50%
59%
First time
85%
59%
In-state
24%
68%
1st generation
15%
35%
White
77%
52%
Black
3%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%