by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Beacon College was awarded 37 badges in the 2023 rankings.
Beacon was not ranked in College Factual's 2023 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
Beacon College has an acceptance rate of 45%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Beacon.
Learn more about Beacon College admissions.
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.
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%.
Beacon College has a freshmen retention rate of 89%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Beacon the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 42%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Beacon College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 427 undergraduates at Beacon with 415 being full-time and 12 being part-time.
| $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.
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 83% of students took out student loans averaging $6,612 a year. That adds up to $26,448 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.
See which majors at Beacon College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Beacon College.
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 |
| 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 |
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 2019-2020, 52 students took at least one online class at Beacon College. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 52 | 52 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Beacon College.
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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