by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Benedictine College, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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What it costs to attend Benedictine College works out to about $50,820.00 a year.
The blocks below show what you would pay with no aid, with average aid, and as a low-income student.
| Tuition and fees | $36,350.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $14,470.00 |
| Total cost | $50,820.00 |
| That is 55% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $50,820.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$24,315.00 |
| Net price | $26,505.00 |
| That is 19% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $50,820.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$30,174.00 |
| Net price | $20,646.00 |
| That is 37% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with the tuition & fees page and living costs. |
The reported cost series has been increasing at about 3.7% per year, so the four-year total runs well above today’s cost. The detailed projections below compare a degree for a low-income aided student, an average-aid student, and a no-aid student. The repayment figures use a ten-year loan at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Freshman year | $21,403.00 | $27,477.00 | $52,683.00 |
| Senior year | $23,844.00 | $30,610.00 | $58,692.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $90,435.00 | $116,099.00 | $222,605.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $34,452.00 | $44,230.00 | $84,804.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,041.00 | $1,336.00 | $2,562.00 |
| Total amount paid | $124,887.00 | $160,328.00 | $307,410.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Freshman year | $21,403.00 | $27,477.00 | $52,683.00 |
| Senior year | $22,187.00 | $28,484.00 | $54,614.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $43,590.00 | $55,960.00 | $107,297.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $16,606.00 | $21,319.00 | $40,876.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $502.00 | $644.00 | $1,235.00 |
| Total amount paid | $60,197.00 | $77,279.00 | $148,173.00 |
Read more in the Net Price section.
Net price reflects the true cost to attend after grant and scholarship aid is deducted. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $27,891.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $27,477.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $22,718.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $21,531.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $23,404.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $26,224.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $30,253.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the Benedictine College Net Price Calculator, or visit the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the grants & scholarships detail.
Median graduate debt at Benedictine College comes to $18,570.00, placing the school in the Low ($10-20k) debt-burden category.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,750.00 |
| 25th | $7,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $18,570.00 |
| 75th | $28,000.00 |
| 90th | $34,750.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
For the full borrowing and repayment picture, see the student loan debt detail.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. The figures below split graduating borrowers into three income brackets:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $17,136.00 |
| Middle income | $19,000.00 |
| High income | $18,500.00 |
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $18,570.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $18,558.00 |
First-gen borrowers at Benedictine College leave with $12.00 in extra median debt compared with continuing-generation peers.
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap reveals how borrowing differs by need.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at Benedictine College comes to $2,022.00. Federal data flags this school for Pell-related debt inequity.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Benedictine College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 4.2% |
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at Benedictine College come to $97,597,744.00 distributed across 6,141 student borrowers.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 47 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $23,397.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 5 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $3,750.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the college veterans page.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Benedictine College, keep these questions in mind:
Use the pages below to go deeper on a specific part of the cost story:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.