College · Private nonprofit · Atchison, KS · Town
Benedictine College
Atchison, KS
Religious affiliation
Admit rate98%
6-yr median pay$45k
Net price / yr$28k
Undergrad size2,272
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $28k/yr for a shot at a $45k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 98% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1252 · ACT 26.
If you get in
2,272 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $52k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $28k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$209k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$112k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$97k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $36.4k
- Room & board
- $13.4k
- Books & supplies
- $1,200
How students pay for it.
Pell grants19%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans49%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr62%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$45k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out27%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Town
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 2,272
- Location
- Atchison, KS
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White74%
- Hispanic13%
- Two or more races4%
- Unknown3%
- Black3%
- Asian2%
- International1%
First-gen students15%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$96k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 47
What you can study.
- Accounting$80k · 5-yr
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$60k · 5-yr
- Business Administration and Management$58k · 5-yr
- Psychology$51k · 5-yr
- Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching$44k · 5-yr
- Agricultural Teacher Educationearnings not reported
- Chemical Engineeringearnings not reported
- Civil Engineeringearnings not reported
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physicsearnings not reported
- Mechanical Engineeringearnings not reported
- Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technicianearnings not reported
- Foreign Languages and Literaturesearnings not reported
- French Language and Literatureearnings not reported
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Generalearnings not reported
- English Language and Literatureearnings not reported
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studiesearnings not reported
- Biology/Biological Sciencesearnings not reported
- Biochemistryearnings not reported
- Mathematicsearnings not reported
- International/Globalization Studiesearnings not reported
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitnessearnings not reported
- Philosophyearnings not reported
- Religious Educationearnings not reported
- Theology/Theological Studiesearnings not reported
- Astronomyearnings not reported
- Chemistryearnings not reported
- Physicsearnings not reported
- Social Sciencesearnings not reported
- Criminologyearnings not reported
- Economicsearnings not reported
- Political Science and Governmentearnings not reported
- Sociologyearnings not reported
- Design and Visual Communicationsearnings not reported
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Artsearnings not reported
- Art/Art Studiesearnings not reported
- Musicearnings not reported
- Visual and Performing Arts, Otherearnings not reported
- Cardiovascular Technology/Technologistearnings not reported
- Financeearnings not reported
- International Business/Trade/Commerceearnings not reported
- Marketing/Marketing Managementearnings not reported
- Computer Scienceearnings not reported
- Historyearnings not reported
- Architectureearnings not reported
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Otherearnings not reported
- Educationearnings not reported
- Special Education and Teachingearnings not reported