Benedictine University Overview

Benedictine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lisle, Illinois. Benedictine U is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Benedictine University Known For?

• Students at Benedictine U have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Benedictine U.
• For the <nil> academic year, 40% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Benedictine U bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $61,453 a year. That's about 51% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Benedictine University?

Contact details for Benedictine U are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5700 College Rd, Lisle, IL 60532-0900
Phone:	630-829-6000
Website:	ben.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/BenedictineUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/BenU1887

How Do I Get Into Benedictine U?

You can apply to Benedictine U online at: https://ben.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Benedictine U

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Neither required nor recommended
College Prep Program	Considered but not required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Benedictine U?

The acceptance rate at Benedictine University is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 10% of students accepted to Benedictine U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 630. Math scores were between 530 and 650.

Benedictine U received ACT scores from 17% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 30. Math scores were between 19 and 27. Composite scores were between 19 and 28.

Can I Afford Benedictine University?

The overall average net price of Benedictine U is $31,423. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Benedictine U, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $6,278 a year. That adds up to $25,112 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Benedictine U is 1.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Benedictine University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,185 undergraduate students at Benedictine U, with 1,837 being full-time and 348 being part-time.

There are also 1,193 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,837 full-time undergraduates at Benedictine U, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Benedictine University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	326
Black or African American	168
Hispanic or Latino	330
White	755
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	219

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Benedictine University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at Benedictine U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Libya, and India.

Online Learning at Benedictine University

In 2020-2021, 3,023 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of Benedictine U

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Benedictine University was 36.3%. This is the #636 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Benedictine U regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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 Pbrozynski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.