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Beacon College Data & Information Overview

57% Acceptance Rate
11% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Beacon College Ranked?

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Beacon was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Beacon?

57% Acceptance Rate
24% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Beacon College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 57%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Learn more about Beacon College admissions.

Beacon College Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
83% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Beacon, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Beacon College is 83%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  83 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Beacon College

79% Freshmen Retention
45% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 79% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Beacon College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  79 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Beacon for first-time, full-time students is 45%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  45 out of 100
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Beacon College Undergraduate Student Diversity

415 Full-Time Undergraduates
36.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
36.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 427 undergraduates at Beacon with 415 being full-time and 12 being part-time.

How Much Does Beacon College Cost?

$50,481 Net Price
44% Take Out Loans
$37,560 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Beacon is $50,481. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Beacon

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$53,948 $37,198 $53,765 $45,629 $47,598

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Beacon, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Beacon, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $9,390 a year. That adds up to $37,560 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Beacon is 11.3%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Beacon Graduates Make?

$22,833 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Beacon make about $22,833 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. Unfortunately, this is 46% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Beacon College make the most money.

Location of Beacon College

Florida State
415 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Located in Leesburg, Florida, Beacon College is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Leesburg makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

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Contact details for Beacon are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 105 E Main St, Leesburg, FL 34748
Phone: 352-787-7660
Website: https://www.beaconcollege.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beaconcollege.edu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beacon_college

Beacon College Majors

9 Majors With Completions
112 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 19 NA
Computer Software & Applications 17 NA
Human Services 15 NA
Anthrozoology 13 NA
Computer Information Systems 8 NA
General Psychology 7 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 4 NA
Fine & Studio Arts 2 NA
Zoology 0 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Beacon College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Beacon

6% Take At Least One Class Online
6% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 29 students took at least one online class at Beacon College. This is a decrease from the 52 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 29 29
2019-2020 52 52
2018-2019 0 0
2017-2018 0 0
2016-2017 0 0

Learn more about online learning at Beacon College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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