by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Beal College was awarded 29 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health and medical administrative services.
Beal College landed the #2,213 spot in College Factual's 2023 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,241 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Beal College held the #2,528 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Beal College also holds the #19 spot on the Best Colleges in Maine ranking.
Since Beal College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
Learn more about Beal College admissions.
The student to faculty ratio at Beal College is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
The freshmen retention rate of 88% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Beal 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.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Beal College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 493 full-time undergraduates at Beal College.
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 Beal College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Beal College, approximately 89% of students took out student loans averaging $13,147 a year. That adds up to $52,588 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Beal College is 11.2%. 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 Beal College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Beal College.
Contact details for Beal College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 99 Farm Road, Bangor, ME 04401 |
| Phone: | 207-947-4591 |
| Website: | www.beal.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 2 | NA |
| General Biology | 1 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 1 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 0 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 0 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 0 | NA |
| Human Resource Management | 0 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 0 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 0 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 0 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2019-2020, 493 students took at least one online class at Beal College. This is an increase from the 390 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 493 | 229 |
| 2018-2019 | 390 | 4 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Beal 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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