Beacon College
Leesburg, FL · Private · Midsize suburb
Private institution in Leesburg, FL · 497 undergraduates · 60% acceptance rate · $29,420 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $36,5761,857th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $49,2301,795th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $49,2301,791st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $68,8151,805th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $29,4201,883rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $19,9191,926th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 57.3%860th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.5%872nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 60.4%412th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4971,682nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.0%1,412th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 43 mi (MCO)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 9 of 9 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Human Services, GeneralPublic Administration | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Zoology/Animal BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 4 sports
USCAA · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $417,295 (M $228,135 · W $189,160)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Beacon College’s 497 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In FL
- Florida CollegeTemple Terrace, FL · 589 undergrads
- Trinity Baptist CollegeJacksonville, FL · 363 undergrads
- Southeastern College-West Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, FL · 644 undergrads
- Atlantis UniversityMiami, FL · 313 undergrads
- Miami Regional UniversityMiami Springs, FL · 310 undergrads
- New College of FloridaSarasota, FL · 707 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto RicoSan Juan, PR · 497 undergrads
- Bethel College-North NewtonNorth Newton, KS · 499 undergrads
- Parker UniversityDallas, TX · 494 undergrads
- Beal UniversityBangor, ME · 503 undergrads
- Williams Baptist UniversityWalnut Ridge, AR · 490 undergrads
- St. John's CollegeAnnapolis, MD · 488 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitebeaconcollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 384254)
- Compare colleges in FLRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in FloridaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Florida CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Beacon College vs Florida CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 4 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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