Colleges / Bethune-Cookman University
College · Private nonprofit · Daytona Beach, FL · City
B

Bethune-Cookman University

Daytona Beach, FL

HBCUReligious affiliation
Address640 Dr Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3099
Websitewww.cookman.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate88%
6-yr median pay$28k
Net price / yr$12k
Undergrad size2,732
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $12k/yr for a shot at a $28k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 88% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 880 · ACT 17.

If you get in

2,732 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $30k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $12k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$119k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$48k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$71k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$14.8k
Room & board
$10.4k
Books & supplies
$1,450

How students pay for it.

Pell grants78%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans82%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$31k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention59%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr31%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$28k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$39k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out38%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,732
Location
Daytona Beach, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Bethune-Cookman Bethune-Cookman College Bethune Cookman BCC B-CC B-CU
Identity
HBCUReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black54%
  • Unknown37%
  • Hispanic5%
  • International2%
  • Two or more races1%
First-gen students42%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$23k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 32

What you can study.

Colleges / Bethune-Cookman University
College · Private nonprofit · Daytona Beach, FL · City
B

Bethune-Cookman University

Daytona Beach, FL

HBCUReligious affiliation
Address640 Dr Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3099
Websitewww.cookman.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate88%
6-yr median pay$28k
Net price / yr$12k
Undergrad size2,732
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $12k/yr for a shot at a $28k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 88% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 880 · ACT 17.

If you get in

2,732 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $30k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $12k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$119k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$48k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$71k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$14.8k
Room & board
$10.4k
Books & supplies
$1,450

How students pay for it.

Pell grants78%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans82%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$31k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention59%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr31%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$28k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$39k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out38%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,732
Location
Daytona Beach, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Bethune-Cookman Bethune-Cookman College Bethune Cookman BCC B-CC B-CU
Identity
HBCUReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black54%
  • Unknown37%
  • Hispanic5%
  • International2%
  • Two or more races1%
First-gen students42%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$23k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 32

What you can study.