Colleges / Benedictine University
College · Private nonprofit · Lisle, IL · Suburb
BU

Benedictine University

Lisle, IL

Religious affiliation
Address5700 College Rd, Lisle, IL 60532-0900
Websiteben.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate95%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size1,942
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 95% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 24.

If you get in

1,942 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $47k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$187k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$89k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$98k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$35.9k
Room & board
$10.8k
Books & supplies
$1,976

How students pay for it.

Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans46%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$63k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,942
Location
Lisle, IL
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White39%
  • Hispanic21%
  • Asian21%
  • Black10%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • Unknown1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$47k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 53

What you can study.

Colleges / Benedictine University
College · Private nonprofit · Lisle, IL · Suburb
BU

Benedictine University

Lisle, IL

Religious affiliation
Address5700 College Rd, Lisle, IL 60532-0900
Websiteben.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate95%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size1,942
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 95% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 24.

If you get in

1,942 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $47k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$187k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$89k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$98k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$35.9k
Room & board
$10.8k
Books & supplies
$1,976

How students pay for it.

Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans46%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$63k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,942
Location
Lisle, IL
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White39%
  • Hispanic21%
  • Asian21%
  • Black10%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • Unknown1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$47k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 53

What you can study.