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Benedictine College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atchison, Kansas. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Atchison draws many to the area.

$29,958 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
98% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Benedictine College?

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Contact details for Benedictine College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1020 N 2Nd St, Atchison, KS 66002-1499
Phone: 913-367-5340
Website: www.benedictine.edu

How Do I Get Into Benedictine College?

You can apply to Benedictine College online at: https://www.benedictine.edu/admission/apply/applications

Admission Requirements for Benedictine College

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Benedictine College?

98% Acceptance Rate
53% Of Accepted Are Women
20% Submit SAT Scores
Since Benedictine College has an acceptance rate of 98%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Average Test Scores

About 20% of students accepted to Benedictine College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 690. Math scores were between 540 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Benedictine College  ( 560 to 690 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Benedictine College  ( 540 to 660 )
200
800
Benedictine College received ACT scores from 56% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 32. Math scores were between 20 and 28. Composite scores were between 22 and 30.

ACT English Scores for Benedictine College  ( 21 to 32 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Benedictine College  ( 20 to 28 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Benedictine College  ( 22 to 30 )
1
36

Can I Afford Benedictine College?

$29,958 Net Price
58% Take Out Loans
0.8% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Benedictine College is $29,958. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 College, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $6,508 a year. That adds up to $26,032 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Benedictine College is 0.8%. 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.

Benedictine College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,060 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,202 undergraduate students at Benedictine College, with 2,060 being full-time and 142 being part-time.

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There are also 85 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,060 full-time undergraduates at Benedictine College, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Benedictine College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 30
Black or African American 35
Hispanic or Latino 223
White 1,603
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 148

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Benedictine College. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at Benedictine College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and Canada.

Online Learning at Benedictine College

41 Took All Classes Online
85 Took At Least One Class Online
3,805.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 85 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Benedictine College has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Benedictine College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Benedictine College was 3,805.0%. This is the #21 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Benedictine College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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