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Benedictine College

Atchison, KS · Private · Town (distant)

Private institution in Atchison, KS · 2,236 undergraduates · 76% acceptance rate · $53,175 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
$27,4771,608th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$34,8001,470th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$34,8001,415th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$50,8201,493rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,5991,201st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$53,175900th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,000886th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
65.1%585th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
80.4%644th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
76.4%784th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1244295th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,236880th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
16.2%1,871st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 380 mi (MSP)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
Yes

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 47 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$55,964$55,383
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$54,522$51,273
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$44,971$42,682
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$42,682—
CriminologySocial Sciencesbachelors$36,401$28,212
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$36,141—
MarketingBusinessbachelors$35,060$42,682
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$34,170$36,272
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$32,925—
Historybachelors$32,563—
JournalismCommunicationsbachelors$31,305$25,774
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$30,771—

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,081,745 (M $4,493,855 · W $1,587,890)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Benedictine College’s 2,236 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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