Benedict College
Columbia, SC · Private · Midsize city
Private institution in Columbia, SC · 1,573 undergraduates · 67% acceptance rate · $31,902 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%Pell Grant share
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
- $17,781876th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $18,0001,060th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $18,000731st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $29,921936th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $32,5001,859th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $31,9021,853rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $24,9081,863rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 21.1%1,912th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 65.1%1,453rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 67.3%547th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 9101,009th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,5731,083rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 63.5%177th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 83 mi (CLT)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $31,848 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $26,933 | $35,416 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $26,739 | $29,685 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $22,871 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $22,378 | $22,834 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $18,771 | $28,236 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | $25,194 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: Baptistsource
- Founded in 1870source
- Athletic nickname: "Tigers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Purple and Goldsource
- Motto: "A Power for Good in Society"source
- Campus size: about 110 acressource
- Formerly known as "Benedict Institute"source
- Formerly known as "(1870–1894)"source
- Athletic conference: SIACsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,334,874 (M $1,541,858 · W $793,016)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitebenedict.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 217721)
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- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
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