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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.

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
$17,781874th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$18,0001,055th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$18,000726th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$29,921934th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$32,5001,845th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$31,9021,840th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$24,9081,850th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
21.1%1,896th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
65.1%1,445th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
67.3%541st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
9101,007th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,5731,083rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
63.5%176th highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$31,848—
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$26,933$35,416
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$26,739$29,685
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$22,871—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$22,378$22,834
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$18,771$28,236
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors—$25,194
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——

Campus facts

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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Benedict College’s 1,573 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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