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.
- Top 0%Median graduate debt
- Top 2%Pell Grant share
- Top 3%Average net price
- Top 8%Acceptance rate
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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $49,3261,813th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $49,3261,809th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $56,0681,627th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $3,5913rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,1501,461st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,6761,498th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 62.0%690th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 87.8%322nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 32.7%121st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1248281st highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,4721,123rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 81.0%45th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,866 | $61,814 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $51,106 | $50,856 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $40,017 | $33,993 |
| Engineering Technology, GeneralEngineering Technology | bachelors | $30,771 | $26,353 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $29,141 | — |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $27,204 | $24,267 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $27,150 | $25,658 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $26,353 | $13,702 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $25,967 | $19,455 |
| Agriculture, GeneralAgriculture | bachelors | $25,194 | $18,315 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $25,194 | $27,590 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $25,194 | $23,579 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1855source
- Athletic nickname: "Mountaineers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: #005A8B and #FFFFFFsource
- Motto: "God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth."source
- Campus size: about 140 acressource
- Religious affiliation: Christianity-based, enrolls students of all religionssource
- Athletic conference: HCACsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: John Fennsource
- Notable alum: Muse Watsonsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Soccer
- 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. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Key links
- Official websiteberea.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 156295)
- Compare colleges in KYRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KentuckyEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Berea College vs Asbury UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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