Benedict College

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 550,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (65%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,614
Men / Women 50% / 50%
Athletes 314 (21.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 78%
International 10%
Hispanic 3%
Mixed 3%
White 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Benedict College 283 32% 1% 0% 68% 1% 25% $43,396 0 -2.18 21 98%
Computer Engineering 4 — 75% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $81,605 0 -1.67 88 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $74,672 6 -1.48 83 — — — — —
Computer Science 9 — 67% 11% 0% 0% 0% 67% $63,523 0 -1.80 69 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 10 — 60% 0% 0% 30% 0% 60% $56,588 2 -1.96 55 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $42,360 0 -2.82 18 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,854 1 -2.21 46 — — — — —
Biology 49 — 16% 0% 0% 59% 2% 33% $34,382 0 -3.72 6 100% — — — —
Environmental Health 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $54,506 10 -0.96 50 — — — — —
Public Health 6 — 17% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,506 14 -0.99 50 — — — — —
Accounting 6 — 50% 0% 0% 67% 0% 17% $45,151 0 -2.71 25 100% — — — —
Business Administration 36 — 44% 3% 0% 69% 0% 22% $38,945 0 -2.01 12 98% — — — —
Entrepreneurship — — — — — — — — $41,672 1 -1.52 17 — — — — —
Finance 9 — 11% 11% 0% 11% 0% 78% $56,601 0 -1.47 55 — — — — —
Marketing 6 — 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% 33% $42,618 0 -2.72 19 — — — — —
Sport Management 23 — 61% 0% 4% 87% 0% 4% $41,299 1 -2.11 16 — — — — —
English 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $40,823 4 -1.41 15 — — — — —
General Studies 7 — 43% 0% 0% 86% 0% 14% $42,948 3 -1.38 20 100% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies — — — — — — — — $38,706 5 -1.72 11 100% — — — —
Mass Communication 12 — 33% 0% 0% 83% 0% 17% $40,501 1 -2.00 15 100% — — — —
Political Science 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $43,505 0 -2.11 21 — — — — —
Psychology 25 — 16% 0% 0% 80% 8% 8% $41,558 1 -2.05 17 100% — — — —
Social Work 14 — 7% 0% 0% 79% 7% 14% $45,976 12 -0.86 27 94% — — — —
Early Childhood Education — — — — — — — — $38,894 1 -1.99 12 — — — — —
Elementary Education 8 — 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% 25% $36,968 1 -2.28 9 100% — — — —
Music 9 — 78% 0% 0% 89% 0% 11% $34,374 6 -1.33 6 — — — — —
Music Management 3 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $34,752 7 -1.29 7 — — — — —
Studio Art 5 — 40% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $34,244 5 -1.35 6 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 29 — 21% 0% 0% 86% 0% 10% $44,319 1 -2.15 23 93% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 4 — 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 75% $72,533 8 -1.35 81 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $18,661
ROI Percentile 21th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 57%
4-Year Graduation Rate 13%
6-Year Graduation Rate 24%
Transfer-Out Rate 6%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 28.3% 80 42% 2% 1% 68% 0% 24% $42,349 0 -2.08 18 98% —
Social Sciences 18.4% 52 17% 0% 0% 81% 6% 12% $42,541 0 -1.72 19 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 17.3% 49 16% 0% 0% 59% 2% 33% $34,382 0 -3.72 6 100% —
Professional 11.7% 33 18% 0% 0% 79% 0% 18% $47,739 1 -2.05 32 93% —
Computer Science 6.7% 19 63% 5% 0% 16% 0% 63% $59,873 0 -1.88 63 — —
Arts 6.0% 17 59% 0% 0% 94% 0% 6% $34,402 2 -1.33 6 — —
Health Sciences 3.2% 9 11% 0% 0% 67% 0% 33% $54,506 1 -0.98 50 — —
Education 2.8% 8 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% 25% $36,968 0 -2.28 9 100% —
Humanities 2.8% 8 50% 0% 0% 88% 0% 12% $42,682 2 -1.38 19 100% —
Engineering 2.1% 6 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% 67% $79,294 0 -1.61 87 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 2 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $47,607 0 -2.52 31 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education $2.6M #157 47% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.3M #332 35% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.8M #223 76% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.8M #239 34% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #398 18% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.4M #299 75% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #441 78% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.2M #349 93% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $6.8M #347 49% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 152 $549K $1.5M -$927K
Track & Field (indoor) 46 $274K $159K $114K
Track & Field (outdoor) 46 $274K $159K $114K
Baseball 30 $274K $343K -$68K
Basketball 16 $274K $508K -$233K
Cross Country 13 $274K $21K $253K
Volleyball 12 $274K $122K $151K
Tennis 6 $274K $143K $130K
Total 215 $2.5M $2.9M -$465K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 28 $274K $153K $120K
Track & Field (outdoor) 28 $274K $153K $120K
Basketball 25 $274K $460K -$186K
Softball 23 $274K $278K -$4K
Volleyball 15 $273K $217K $55K
Cross Country 11 $274K $43K $230K
Tennis 7 $274K $145K $128K
Total 99 $1.9M $1.5M $465K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 152 $549K $1.5M -$927K
Track & Field (indoor) 74 $548K $313K $235K
Track & Field (outdoor) 74 $548K $313K $235K
Basketball 41 $548K $968K -$420K
Baseball 30 $274K $343K -$68K
Volleyball 27 $547K $339K $207K
Cross Country 24 $548K $64K $484K
Softball 23 $274K $278K -$4K
Tennis 13 $548K $289K $259K
Total 314 $9.5M $5.5M $4.1M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 86%
Yield (non-ED) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 86% 86%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional