Bennett College
Greensboro, NC · Private · Large city · Bennett · Bennett College
Private institution in Greensboro, NC · 191 undergraduates · 34% acceptance rate · $36,654 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Pell Grant share
- Top 7%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 8%Acceptance rate
- Top 13%Full-time retention
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
- $22,8581,331st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $19,1401,100th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,140808th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $39,9001,216th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $28,1301,793rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $36,6541,749th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $23,1531,897th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 20.6%1,916th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 90.0%242nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 33.6%129th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 8901,019th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1911,884th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7.0:1146th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 75.0%86th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 88 mi (CLT)
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.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 20 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $29,141 | $25,967 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $21,508 | $36,488 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $14,627 | $21,964 |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | $31,133 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | $30,771 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| JournalismCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- A women's collegesource
- Religious affiliation: United Methodistsource
- Founded in 1873source
- School colors: Royal Blue and Whitesource
- Motto: "Education for your future Sisterhood for Life"source
- Campus size: about 60 acressource
- Formerly known as "Bennett School, Bennett Seminary"source
Key links
- Official websitebennett.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 197993)
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