Academic Life at Benedictine University

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Benedictine University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 13 students per faculty member, Benedictine University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. 35% of the instructors at Benedictine University are employed full time, near the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Benedictine University offers 49 majors with reported completions across 22 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Benedictine University are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Benedictine University.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at Benedictine University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Benedictine University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 1,170 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Benedictine University retains and graduates its students — 66% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further on Benedictine University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Benedictine University in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Benedictine University — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty Composition at Benedictine University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation and Retention at Benedictine University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at Benedictine University — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation at Benedictine University — regional and program accreditation status