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Berea College

Berea, KY · Private · Town (distant)

Private institution in Berea, KY · 1,472 undergraduates · 33% acceptance rate · $43,150 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
$4,48362nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$49,3261,796th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$49,3261,792nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$56,0681,612th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$3,5913rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$43,1501,455th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,6761,492nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
62.0%686th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
87.8%319th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
32.7%120th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1248281st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,4721,123rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
81.0%45th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 165 mi (BNA)

On 4 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 44 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$58,866$61,814
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$51,106$50,856
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$40,017$33,993
Engineering Technology, GeneralEngineering Technologybachelors$30,771$26,353
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$29,141—
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors$27,204$24,267
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$27,150$25,658
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$26,353$13,702
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$25,967$19,455
Agriculture, GeneralAgriculturebachelors$25,194$18,315
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$25,194$27,590
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$25,194$23,579

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Berea College’s 1,472 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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