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Benedictine College was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general psychology.
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Benedictine College is ranked #1,380 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 44 colleges in Kansas, Benedictine College is ranked at #19.
Benedictine College has an acceptance rate of 99%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Benedictine College.
About 19% of students accepted to Benedictine College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 690. Math scores were between 550 and 670.
The student to faculty ratio at Benedictine College is about average at 14 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.
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 Benedictine College is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Benedictine College has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. 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.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Benedictine College for first-time, full-time students is 52%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,124 undergraduates at Benedictine College with 1,970 being full-time and 154 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,129 | $23,509 | $23,855 | $27,223 | $31,482 |
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 Benedictine College, 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 Benedictine College, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $6,186 a year. That adds up to $24,744 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Benedictine College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1020 N 2Nd St, Atchison, KS 66002-1499 |
| Phone: | 913-367-5340 |
| Website: | www.benedictine.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 48 | $39,661 |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 48 | $32,202 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 38 | $58,821 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 38 | $42,834 |
| Health & Physical Education | 33 | NA |
| Nursing | 31 | $66,204 |
| General Psychology | 23 | $28,149 |
| General Biology | 20 | NA |
| Marketing | 18 | $42,772 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 18 | $71,539 |
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 2022-2023, 83 students took at least one online class at Benedictine College. This is a decrease from the 85 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 83 | 61 |
| 2021-2022 | 85 | 41 |
| 2020-2021 | 925 | 150 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
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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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