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Benedictine University is a private regional university located in Lisle, Illinois. Benedictine University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Benedictine University is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $57,344 10 years after enrolling, 16th in Illinois, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Benedictine University bachelor students earn 1% more than the national average. Benedictine University is ranked 28th in Illinois.
Benedictine University’s median net annual cost of $25,698 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Benedictine University sorted by number of graduates - Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other, Registered Nursing, Medical Prep, Psychology, Business Administration, Criminal Justice - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$25,698
Average years to graduate
4.3
HR Management
Rank: #16
Economic score: 2.12
Accounting
Rank: #318
Economic score: 2.93
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #224
Economic score: 5.12
Quantitative methods Mgmt.
Rank: #76
Economic score: 5.55
Finance
Rank: #342
Economic score: 6.92
Education
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 9.78
Marketing
Rank: #381
Economic score: 10.8
Social Sciences, Other
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 11.63
Food & Nutrition
Rank: #28
Economic score: 25.05
Health & Fitness
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 404.14
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 6 graduate programs at Benedictine University - Public Health, Business Administration, Registered Nursing, HR Management, Food & Nutrition, Clinical / Counseling Psych - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Accounting
Rank: #293
Economic score: 1.46
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 54% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Benedictine University is 10% lower than the state average, and 3% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Benedictine University, Pell Grant recipients represent 39% of the measured graduating class, 4% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Benedictine University graduates within 4.4 years.
Benedictine University is in the top 50% 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 University’s economic mobility score of 18.59 is calculated by adjusting the 3.9 economic score of lower-income students by the 39% pell grant recipients within the student body. Benedictine University’s EMS of 18.59 ranks in the top 50% 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).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Benedictine University pays $25,698 a year, $23,138 less than the $48,836 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 $25,698
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Benedictine University, 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 $25,698 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 66% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,278. This is 12% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,199
Pell grants
$4,943
State grants
$4,755
Institutional grants
$15,819
Benedictine University offers 4 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Benedictine University offers 6 programs, all of which are hybrid format. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
10
Hybrid programs
10
Percentage of programs online
12%
Benedictine University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 80% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,908 applicants, of which 2,327 were admitted and 415 enrolled. Benedictine University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
80%
83%
Female
58%
59%
First time
43%
59%
In-state
66%
68%
1st generation
34%
35%
White
42%
52%
Black
9%
14%
Hispanic
18%
15%
Asian
16%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
13%
12%