by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Benedictine University was awarded 89 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is human resource management.
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College Factual ranked Benedictine U as #595 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Benedictine U is also ranked #27 out of 85 schools in Illinois.
Benedictine University has an acceptance rate of 80%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 10% of students accepted to Benedictine U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 630. Math scores were between 530 and 650.
The student to faculty ratio at Benedictine University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Benedictine University is 38%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Benedictine University is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Benedictine U have a four-year graduation rate of 34%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,299 undergraduates at Benedictine U with 1,939 being full-time and 360 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,128 | $22,996 | $26,188 | $29,794 | $30,275 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Benedictine U, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Benedictine U, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $6,278 a year. That adds up to $25,112 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Benedictine U is 4.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Benedictine U are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5700 College Rd, Lisle, IL 60532-0900 |
| Phone: | 630-829-6000 |
| Website: | https://ben.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/BenedictineUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/BenU1887 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 91 | $51,278 |
| Nursing | 85 | $72,536 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 70 | $16,440 |
| General Psychology | 64 | $29,872 |
| Business Administration & Management | 47 | $43,279 |
| General Biology | 39 | $26,167 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 33 | $41,792 |
| Marketing | 29 | $37,631 |
| Accounting | 19 | $50,256 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 19 | $48,364 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 3,023 students took at least one online class at Benedictine University. This is a decrease from the 3,762 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,023 | 1,291 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,762 | 3,348 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,832 | 1,289 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,034 | 1,479 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,989 | 1,523 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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