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
- $36,5761,871st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $49,2301,812th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $49,2301,808th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $68,8151,820th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $29,4201,896th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $19,9191,940th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 57.3%865th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.5%878th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 60.4%418th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4971,687th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.0%1,426th highest of 2,140 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.
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
- 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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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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