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Benedictine University

Benedictine University is a private campus in suburban Lisle, IL. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23
family-income band
$19,282
family income
under $30k
$19,035
$30–48k
$23,587
$48–75k
$27,639
$75–110k
$28,307
over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$22,3132023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

$18k$20k$22k$24k$26k200820232008: $24,7092009: $23,2312010: $18,2692011: $18,2992012: $19,7782013: $19,7222014: $20,5982015: $20,5082016: $23,8272017: $24,8652018: $25,1432019: $25,6982020: $24,1212021: $25,7232022: $23,5292023: $22,313$22,313
$18k$20k$23k$25k200820232008: $24,7092009: $23,2312010: $18,2692011: $18,2992012: $19,7782013: $19,7222014: $20,5982015: $20,5082016: $23,8272017: $24,8652018: $25,1432019: $25,6982020: $24,1212021: $25,7232022: $23,5292023: $22,313$22,313

Average net price at Benedictine University has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $25,723 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $22,313.

Average net price — data
YearNet price
2008$24,709
2009$23,231
2010$18,269
2011$18,299
2012$19,778
2013$19,722
2014$20,598
2015$20,508
2016$23,827
2017$24,865
2018$25,143
2019$25,698
2020$24,121
2021$25,723
2022$23,529
2023$22,313
IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$46,7132024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

$30k$35k$40k$45k200920242009: $31,4782010: $30,8582011: $32,2112012: $32,4422013: $35,4812014: $35,1432015: $36,5932016: $38,0362017: $42,6412018: $44,3852019: $46,8732020: $46,0062021: $45,3042022: $46,4222023: $46,5482024: $46,713$46,713
$30k$35k$40k$45k200920242009: $31,4782010: $30,8582011: $32,2112012: $32,4422013: $35,4812014: $35,1432015: $36,5932016: $38,0362017: $42,6412018: $44,3852019: $46,8732020: $46,0062021: $45,3042022: $46,4222023: $46,5482024: $46,713$46,713

Total cost at Benedictine University rose from $31,478 (2009) to $46,713 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
YearCost
2009$31,478
2010$30,858
2011$32,211
2012$32,442
2013$35,481
2014$35,143
2015$36,593
2016$38,036
2017$42,641
2018$44,385
2019$46,873
2020$46,006
2021$45,304
2022$46,422
2023$46,548
2024$46,713
IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

$15k$20k$25k$30k$35k200020232000: $14,2132001: $15,2202002: $16,6002003: $17,1102004: $17,8002005: $18,7002006: $20,8702007: $21,3102008: $22,3102013: $25,5162014: $26,5582015: $27,4652016: $32,1702017: $33,9002018: $34,2902019: $34,2902020: $34,2902021: $34,2902022: $34,2902023: $34,290$34,290
$20k$30k200020232000: $14,2132001: $15,2202002: $16,6002003: $17,1102004: $17,8002005: $18,7002006: $20,8702007: $21,3102008: $22,3102013: $25,5162014: $26,5582015: $27,4652016: $32,1702017: $33,9002018: $34,2902019: $34,2902020: $34,2902021: $34,2902022: $34,2902023: $34,290$34,290

Tuition & fees — data
YearTuition & fees
2000$14,213
2001$15,220
2002$16,600
2003$17,110
2004$17,800
2005$18,700
2006$20,870
2007$21,310
2008$22,310
2013$25,516
2014$26,558
2015$27,465
2016$32,170
2017$33,900
2018$34,290
2019$34,290
2020$34,290
2021$34,290
2022$34,290
2023$34,290
IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)
Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $35,940 before grants and other attendance costs. At Benedictine University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,942 — Benedictine University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

50.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Benedictine University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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50.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

45%50%55%60%65%entered 1991entered 2018entered 1991: 54.1%entered 1992: 64.8%entered 1993: 57.8%entered 1994: 56.2%entered 1995: 55.1%entered 1996: 52.8%entered 1997: 53%entered 1998: 51.2%entered 1999: 50.6%entered 2000: 55.4%entered 2001: 59.9%entered 2002: 62.1%entered 2003: 54%entered 2004: 52.2%entered 2005: 49.4%entered 2006: 53.3%entered 2007: 52.5%entered 2008: 50.9%entered 2009: 53.4%entered 2010: 50.7%entered 2011: 49.8%entered 2012: 47%entered 2013: 45.7%entered 2014: 46%entered 2015: 46.7%entered 2016: 53.4%entered 2017: 50.9%entered 2018: 50.3%50.3%
50%60%entered 1991entered 2018entered 1991: 54.1%entered 1992: 64.8%entered 1993: 57.8%entered 1994: 56.2%entered 1995: 55.1%entered 1996: 52.8%entered 1997: 53%entered 1998: 51.2%entered 1999: 50.6%entered 2000: 55.4%entered 2001: 59.9%entered 2002: 62.1%entered 2003: 54%entered 2004: 52.2%entered 2005: 49.4%entered 2006: 53.3%entered 2007: 52.5%entered 2008: 50.9%entered 2009: 53.4%entered 2010: 50.7%entered 2011: 49.8%entered 2012: 47%entered 2013: 45.7%entered 2014: 46%entered 2015: 46.7%entered 2016: 53.4%entered 2017: 50.9%entered 2018: 50.3%50.3%

The six-year graduation rate at Benedictine University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 64.8% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 50.3%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
YearGraduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort54.1%
1992 cohort64.8%
1993 cohort57.8%
1994 cohort56.2%
1995 cohort55.1%
1996 cohort52.8%
1997 cohort53%
1998 cohort51.2%
1999 cohort50.6%
2000 cohort55.4%
2001 cohort59.9%
2002 cohort62.1%
2003 cohort54%
2004 cohort52.2%
2005 cohort49.4%
2006 cohort53.3%
2007 cohort52.5%
2008 cohort50.9%
2009 cohort53.4%
2010 cohort50.7%
2011 cohort49.8%
2012 cohort47%
2013 cohort45.7%
2014 cohort46%
2015 cohort46.7%
2016 cohort53.4%
2017 cohort50.9%
2018 cohort50.3%
IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups
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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree
$5k$10k$15k$20kLeft school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99): $12,585Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $11,654Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $11,000Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $10,516Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $14,500Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $14,500Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $14,500Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $14,905Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $15,334Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $20,634Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $20,500Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $22,000Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $22,000Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $21,500Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $22,500Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $23,000Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $22,500Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $22,500$22,500 completedLeft school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $3,827Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $7,094Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $7,907Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $6,125Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $6,125Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $7,250Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $10,500Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $12,273Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $12,500Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $13,100Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $11,000Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $6,737Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $8,976Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $10,375Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $11,000Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $9,500Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $9,500$9,500 left
$10k$20kLeft school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99): $12,585Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $11,654Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $11,000Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $10,516Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $14,500Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $14,500Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $14,500Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $14,905Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $15,334Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $20,634Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $20,500Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $22,000Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $22,000Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $21,500Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $22,500Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $23,000Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $22,500Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $22,500$22,500 completedLeft school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $3,827Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $7,094Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $7,907Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $6,125Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $6,125Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $7,250Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $10,500Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $12,273Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $12,500Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $13,100Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $11,000Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $6,737Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $8,976Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $10,375Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $11,000Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $9,500Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $9,500$9,500 left

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
YearCompletedLeft without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)$12,585$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)$11,654$3,827
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)$11,000$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)$10,516$7,094
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)$14,500$7,907
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)$14,500$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)$14,500$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)$14,905$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)$15,334$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)—$12,273
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)$20,634$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)$20,500$13,100
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)$22,000$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)$22,000$6,737
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)$21,500$8,976
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)$22,500$10,375
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)$23,000$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)$22,500$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)$22,500$9,500
NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15
$50,222
6 years after entry
Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13
$57,984
8 years after entry
Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11
$63,446
10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Benedictine University admitted 2,898 of 3,043 applicants in Fall 2024. The 95.2% rate describes that application pool.

95.2%
acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle
rate trend$34,290 tuition · 2023–241,942 undergraduates · Fall 2024
Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Benedictine University received 3,043 applications and admitted 2,898 (95.2%), with 451 enrolling.

Benedictine University: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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Acceptance rate

95.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

40%60%80%100%200120242001: 80.8%2002: 66.3%2003: 73.8%2004: 73.8%2005: 82.6%2006: 81.4%2007: 79.4%2008: 79.9%2009: 79.7%2010: 77.4%2011: 76.1%2012: 75.8%2013: 69.5%2014: 77.2%2017: 62.2%2018: 62.8%2019: 41.7%2020: 61%2021: 80%2022: 93.1%2023: 77.2%2024: 95.2%95.2%
40%60%80%200120242001: 80.8%2002: 66.3%2003: 73.8%2004: 73.8%2005: 82.6%2006: 81.4%2007: 79.4%2008: 79.9%2009: 79.7%2010: 77.4%2011: 76.1%2012: 75.8%2013: 69.5%2014: 77.2%2017: 62.2%2018: 62.8%2019: 41.7%2020: 61%2021: 80%2022: 93.1%2023: 77.2%2024: 95.2%95.2%

Acceptance rate — data
YearAcceptance rate
Fall 200180.8%
Fall 200266.3%
Fall 200373.8%
Fall 200473.8%
Fall 200582.6%
Fall 200681.4%
Fall 200779.4%
Fall 200879.9%
Fall 200979.7%
Fall 201077.4%
Fall 201176.1%
Fall 201275.8%
Fall 201369.5%
Fall 201477.2%
Fall 201762.2%
Fall 201862.8%
Fall 201941.7%
Fall 202061%
Fall 202180%
Fall 202293.1%
Fall 202377.2%
Fall 202495.2%
IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1050–1280Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

TEST-OPTIONAL ERA90010001100120013002016 REDESIGN2007202120162007: 9902008: 9402009: 8902010: 8902011: 9602017: 9162018: 9802019: 9902020: 9802021: 105010502007: 11882008: 12702009: 11802010: 11902011: 12302017: 11002018: 11882019: 11632020: 11602021: 12801280
TEST-OPTIONAL ERA100012002016 REDESIGN2007202120162007: 9902008: 9402009: 8902010: 8902011: 9602017: 9162018: 9802019: 9902020: 9802021: 105010502007: 11882008: 12702009: 11802010: 11902011: 12302017: 11002018: 11882019: 11632020: 11602021: 12801280

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year25th75th
Fall 20079901188
Fall 20089401270
Fall 20098901180
Fall 20108901190
Fall 20119601230
Fall 20179161100
Fall 20189801188
Fall 20199901163
Fall 20209801160
Fall 202110501280
IPEDS Fall 2007–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–28Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

TEST-OPTIONAL ERA2025200220212002: 202003: 212004: 202005: 212006: 202007: 202008: 202009: 202010: 202011: 192012: 192013: 192014: 192017: 192018: 202019: 192020: 192021: 19192002: 262003: 262004: 262005: 262006: 252007: 242008: 262009: 252010: 252011: 252012: 242013: 252014: 252017: 252018: 252019: 252020: 262021: 2828
TEST-OPTIONAL ERA2025200220212002: 202003: 212004: 202005: 212006: 202007: 202008: 202009: 202010: 202011: 192012: 192013: 192014: 192017: 192018: 202019: 192020: 192021: 19192002: 262003: 262004: 262005: 262006: 252007: 242008: 262009: 252010: 252011: 252012: 242013: 252014: 252017: 252018: 252019: 252020: 262021: 2828

ACT middle 50% — data
Year25th75th
Fall 20022026
Fall 20032126
Fall 20042026
Fall 20052126
Fall 20062025
Fall 20072024
Fall 20082026
Fall 20092025
Fall 20102025
Fall 20111925
Fall 20121924
Fall 20131925
Fall 20141925
Fall 20171925
Fall 20182025
Fall 20191925
Fall 20201926
Fall 20211928
IPEDS Fall 2002–2021, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,942Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

2k3k3k4k200220242002: 1,9422003: 2,0062004: 2,0602005: 2,2132006: 2,5822007: 2,8832008: 3,7562009: 3,2442010: 3,5822011: 3,7502012: 3,6592013: 3,7392014: 3,7502015: 3,2982016: 3,1322017: 2,8642018: 2,6922019: 2,4612020: 2,2852021: 2,1742022: 2,0262023: 1,8172024: 1,9421,942
2k3k200220242002: 1,9422003: 2,0062004: 2,0602005: 2,2132006: 2,5822007: 2,8832008: 3,7562009: 3,2442010: 3,5822011: 3,7502012: 3,6592013: 3,7392014: 3,7502015: 3,2982016: 3,1322017: 2,8642018: 2,6922019: 2,4612020: 2,2852021: 2,1742022: 2,0262023: 1,8172024: 1,9421,942

Undergraduate enrollment at Benedictine University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 3,756 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 1,942.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
YearUndergraduates
Fall 20021,942
Fall 20032,006
Fall 20042,060
Fall 20052,213
Fall 20062,582
Fall 20072,883
Fall 20083,756
Fall 20093,244
Fall 20103,582
Fall 20113,750
Fall 20123,659
Fall 20133,739
Fall 20143,750
Fall 20153,298
Fall 20163,132
Fall 20172,864
Fall 20182,692
Fall 20192,461
Fall 20202,285
Fall 20212,174
Fall 20222,026
Fall 20231,817
Fall 20241,942
IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

66%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

65%70%75%80%200320232003: 75%2004: 76%2005: 71%2006: 79%2007: 78%2008: 74%2009: 76%2010: 81%2011: 73%2012: 73%2013: 73%2014: 64%2015: 70%2016: 73%2017: 72%2018: 69%2019: 67%2020: 67%2021: 67%2022: 69%2023: 66%66%
65%70%75%80%200320232003: 75%2004: 76%2005: 71%2006: 79%2007: 78%2008: 74%2009: 76%2010: 81%2011: 73%2012: 73%2013: 73%2014: 64%2015: 70%2016: 73%2017: 72%2018: 69%2019: 67%2020: 67%2021: 67%2022: 69%2023: 66%66%

First-year retention at Benedictine University fell from 75% (Fall 2003) to 66% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
YearRetention
Fall 2003 cohort75%
Fall 2004 cohort76%
Fall 2005 cohort71%
Fall 2006 cohort79%
Fall 2007 cohort78%
Fall 2008 cohort74%
Fall 2009 cohort76%
Fall 2010 cohort81%
Fall 2011 cohort73%
Fall 2012 cohort73%
Fall 2013 cohort73%
Fall 2014 cohort64%
Fall 2015 cohort70%
Fall 2016 cohort73%
Fall 2017 cohort72%
Fall 2018 cohort69%
Fall 2019 cohort67%
Fall 2020 cohort67%
Fall 2021 cohort67%
Fall 2022 cohort69%
Fall 2023 cohort66%
IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023
More about Benedictine University

39.5% of Benedictine University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Benedictine University as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 1,942 undergraduates live off campus, and 66% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Benedictine University's Fall 2024 filing has no usable score range. Benedictine University considered scores then; check today’s requirements.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”
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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Benedictine University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Benedictine University95.2%
Illinois median77%
National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Benedictine University$35,940
Illinois median$31,360
National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Benedictine University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Benedictine University$63,446
Illinois median$58,572
National median$53,781
View comparison data & dates
Benedictine University, Illinois and national reference values
Metric & basisBenedictine UniversityIllinois medianNational median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS95.2%77%76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid$35,940$31,360$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot$63,446$58,572$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Benedictine University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Benedictine University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 19 fields & earnings
Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$97,934
Computer Science$91,698
Human Resources Management and Services$90,891
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$85,904
Finance and Financial Management Services$83,914
Accounting and Related Services$79,917
Political Science and Government$71,749
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$71,185
Marketing$70,129
Biology, General$66,960
Business Administration, Management and Operations$65,665
Criminal Justice and Corrections$63,033
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$56,576
Psychology, General$53,994
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$50,130
Social Sciences, Other$50,054
Communication and Media Studies$47,664
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$46,788
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$44,659

These 19 fields listed for Benedictine University measure earnings after completion. The $63,446 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 34 additional Benedictine University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

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What is Benedictine University's acceptance rate?

95.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,898 admitted from 3,043 applicants.

How much does Benedictine University cost?

At Benedictine University, tuition is $35,940. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Benedictine University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $63,446. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

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Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.

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