Benedict College Overview

Benedict College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Columbia, South Carolina. The location of Benedict College is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Benedict College Known For?

• The highest award offered at Benedict College is the master's degree.
• In <nil>, 69% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Benedict College?

Contact details for Benedict College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1600 Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29204-1086
Phone:	803-253-5000
Website:	www.benedict.edu

How Do I Get Into Benedict College?

You can apply to Benedict College online at: https://my.benedict.edu/ICS/Admissions/

Admission Requirements for Benedict College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Recommended
TOEFL	Neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Benedict College?

Since Benedict College has an acceptance rate of 86%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Can I Afford Benedict College?

The overall average net price of Benedict College is $15,220. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Benedict College, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $8,009 a year. That adds up to $32,036 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Benedict College is 11.9%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Benedict College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,895 undergraduate students at Benedict College, with 1,884 being full-time and 11 being part-time.

There are also 13 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,884 full-time undergraduates at Benedict College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Benedict College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	1,525
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	13
International Students	241
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Benedict College. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at Benedict College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Ethiopia, Colombia, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Benedict College

In 2020-2021, 1,105 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Benedict College has changed over the last few years.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.