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Beacon College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 400,000
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Leesburg, FL

Weather

Comfortable Days 60 (5% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,872 (82%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (57%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 525
Men / Women 64% / 36%
Athletes 35 (7.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 66%
Black 15%
Hispanic 9%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 67.6% 67.6% 2012 Men: 79.5% 79.5% 2013 Men: 63.4% 63.4% 2014 Men: 59.6% 59.6% 2015 Men: 63.3% 63.3% 2016 Men: 53.0% 53.0% 2017 Men: 61.0% 61.0% 2018 Men: 62.9% 62.9% 2019 Men: 64.3% 64.3% 2020 Men: 64.5% 64.5% 2021 Men: 58.4% 58.4% 2022 Men: 69.7% 69.7% 2023 Men: 60.5% 60.5% 2024 Men: 62.5% 62.5% 2025 Men: 62.5% 62.5%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 2.4% 2.4% 2014 Native: 3.8% 3.8% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2017 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 Native: 3.4% 3.4% 2019 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2025 Native: 3.3% 3.3% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2013 Asian: 7.3% 7.3% 2014 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2015 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2018 Asian: 5.6% 5.6% 2019 Asian: 7.1% 7.1% 2020 Asian: 6.5% 6.5% 2021 Asian: 5.6% 5.6% 2022 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2023 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2025 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2011 Black: 20.6% 20.6% 2012 Black: 17.9% 17.9% 2013 Black: 24.4% 24.4% 2014 Black: 17.3% 17.3% 2015 Black: 13.3% 13.3% 2016 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2017 Black: 20.7% 20.7% 2018 Black: 18.0% 18.0% 2019 Black: 13.3% 13.3% 2020 Black: 15.0% 15.0% 2021 Black: 14.6% 14.6% 2022 Black: 17.4% 17.4% 2023 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2024 Black: 10.3% 10.3% 2025 Black: 17.5% 17.5% 2011 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2015 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0% 2016 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6% 2017 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2018 Hispanic: 13.5% 13.5% 2019 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2020 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4% 2021 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0% 2022 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2023 Hispanic: 10.1% 10.1% 2024 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2025 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2011 White: 58.8% 58.8% 2012 White: 76.9% 76.9% 2013 White: 53.7% 53.7% 2014 White: 63.5% 63.5% 2015 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2018 White: 56.2% 56.2% 2019 White: 67.3% 67.3% 2020 White: 67.3% 67.3% 2021 White: 64.0% 64.0% 2022 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2023 White: 73.9% 73.9% 2024 White: 69.1% 69.1% 2025 White: 68.3% 68.3% 2011 International: 14.7% 14.7% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2014 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2015 International: 5.0% 5.0% 2016 International: 4.5% 4.5% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2025 International: 1.7% 1.7%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 250 500 750 1,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 151 151 2012 Total: 184 184 2013 Total: 188 188 2014 Total: 221 221 2015 Total: 265 265 2016 Total: 307 307 2017 Total: 344 344 2018 Total: 385 385 2019 Total: 408 408 2020 Total: 430 430 2021 Total: 438 438 2022 Total: 445 445 2023 Total: 487 487 2024 Total: 522 522 2025 Total: 525 525 2011 Men: 93 93 2012 Men: 120 120 2013 Men: 130 130 2014 Men: 143 143 2015 Men: 162 162 2016 Men: 177 177 2017 Men: 204 204 2018 Men: 238 238 2019 Men: 257 257 2020 Men: 270 270 2021 Men: 275 275 2022 Men: 294 294 2023 Men: 316 316 2024 Men: 327 327 2025 Men: 336 336 2011 Women: 58 58 2012 Women: 64 64 2013 Women: 58 58 2014 Women: 78 78 2015 Women: 103 103 2016 Women: 130 130 2017 Women: 140 140 2018 Women: 147 147 2019 Women: 151 151 2020 Women: 160 160 2021 Women: 163 163 2022 Women: 151 151 2023 Women: 171 171 2024 Women: 195 195 2025 Women: 189 189

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2022 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2011 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2013 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2014 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2015 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2016 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2017 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2018 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2019 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2020 Asian: 4.7% 4.7% 2021 Asian: 5.0% 5.0% 2022 Asian: 5.4% 5.4% 2023 Asian: 4.5% 4.5% 2024 Asian: 4.0% 4.0% 2025 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2011 Black: 9.3% 9.3% 2012 Black: 13.0% 13.0% 2013 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2014 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2015 Black: 15.5% 15.5% 2016 Black: 15.6% 15.6% 2017 Black: 15.1% 15.1% 2018 Black: 16.9% 16.9% 2019 Black: 15.9% 15.9% 2020 Black: 16.5% 16.5% 2021 Black: 17.8% 17.8% 2022 Black: 17.8% 17.8% 2023 Black: 12.7% 12.7% 2024 Black: 11.7% 11.7% 2025 Black: 14.7% 14.7% 2011 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2012 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2013 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2014 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2015 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2016 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2017 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2018 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2019 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2020 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2021 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2022 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2023 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7% 2024 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2025 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2011 White: 75.5% 75.5% 2012 White: 73.4% 73.4% 2013 White: 69.7% 69.7% 2014 White: 69.7% 69.7% 2015 White: 68.7% 68.7% 2016 White: 67.4% 67.4% 2017 White: 69.2% 69.2% 2018 White: 64.9% 64.9% 2019 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2020 White: 65.8% 65.8% 2021 White: 63.0% 63.0% 2022 White: 62.0% 62.0% 2023 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2024 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2025 White: 65.7% 65.7% 2011 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2012 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2013 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2014 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2015 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2016 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2017 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2025 International: 2.3% 2.3%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Beacon College 84 68% 68% 2% 13% 10% 2% $46,427 1 -1.23 6
Computer Science 8 — 100% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $100,512 24 -0.71 92 — — — — —
Anthrozoology 20 — 40% 75% 0% 5% 20% 0% $44,910 9 -1.06 5 — — — — —
Business Administration 15 — 87% 53% 0% 27% 7% 13% $22,337 0 -2.87 1 — — — — —
Human Services 7 — 43% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $45,971 12 -0.86 6 — — — — —
Humanities 5 — 100% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $45,350 3 -1.05 5 — — — — —
Psychology 5 — 80% 40% 20% 0% 20% 0% $45,457 4 -1.46 5 — — — — —
Digital Media 18 — 72% 67% 6% 11% 6% 0% $46,607 22 -0.61 6 — — — — —
Studio Art 6 — 50% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $41,295 26 -0.59 3 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $55,297
ROI Percentile 6th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 46%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 81.8% 81.8% 2012 Graduated: 88.9% 88.9% 2013 Graduated: 83.3% 83.3% 2014 Graduated: 51.9% 51.9% 2015 Graduated: 80.0% 80.0% 2016 Graduated: 53.6% 53.6% 2017 Graduated: 64.7% 64.7% 2018 Graduated: 56.4% 56.4% 2019 Graduated: 68.3% 68.3% 2020 Graduated: 61.5% 61.5% 2021 Graduated: 68.3% 68.3% 2022 Graduated: 57.6% 57.6% 2023 Graduated: 57.3% 57.3% 2024 Graduated: 60.2% 60.2%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 75.0% 2012 Men: 83.3% 2013 Men: 85.7% 2014 Men: 42.9% 2015 Men: 75.0% 2016 Men: 55.0% 2017 Men: 65.2% 2018 Men: 48.3% 2019 Men: 69.2% 2020 Men: 61.3% 2021 Men: 71.1% 2022 Men: 57.1% 2023 Men: 54.0% 2024 Men: 66.1% 2011 Women: 90.0% 2012 Women: 91.7% 2013 Women: 75.0% 2014 Women: 83.3% 2015 Women: 88.9% 2016 Women: 50.0% 2017 Women: 63.6% 2018 Women: 80.0% 2019 Women: 66.7% 2020 Women: 61.9% 2021 Women: 63.6% 2022 Women: 58.1% 2023 Women: 62.5% 2024 Women: 50.0%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 100.0% 2013 Asian: 0.0% 2018 Asian: 100.0% 2019 Asian: 100.0% 2020 Asian: 0.0% 2021 Asian: 100.0% 2023 Asian: 33.3% 2024 Asian: 100.0% 2011 Black: 100.0% 2012 Black: 100.0% 2013 Black: 100.0% 2014 Black: 0.0% 2015 Black: 66.7% 2016 Black: 0.0% 2017 Black: 75.0% 2018 Black: 42.9% 2019 Black: 80.0% 2020 Black: 66.7% 2021 Black: 37.5% 2022 Black: 63.6% 2023 Black: 47.1% 2024 Black: 62.5% 2011 Hispanic: 100.0% 2015 Hispanic: 50.0% 2016 Hispanic: 25.0% 2017 Hispanic: 50.0% 2019 Hispanic: 100.0% 2020 Hispanic: 33.3% 2021 Hispanic: 16.7% 2022 Hispanic: 100.0% 2023 Hispanic: 60.0% 2024 Hispanic: 30.8% 2011 White: 77.8% 2012 White: 86.7% 2013 White: 87.5% 2014 White: 58.3% 2015 White: 85.0% 2016 White: 61.9% 2017 White: 65.0% 2018 White: 55.2% 2019 White: 59.1% 2020 White: 62.5% 2021 White: 82.5% 2022 White: 53.3% 2023 White: 62.3% 2024 White: 66.7% 2016 International: 100.0% 2017 International: 50.0% 2018 International: 100.0% 2019 International: 50.0% 2020 International: 100.0% 2021 International: 33.3% 2022 International: 100.0% 2024 International: 0.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Arts 28.6% 24 67% 67% 4% 17% 4% 0% $45,279 20 -0.61 5 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 23.8% 20 40% 75% 0% 5% 20% 0% $44,910 2 -1.06 5 — —
Social Sciences 20.2% 17 71% 71% 6% 6% 12% 0% $45,637 2 -1.09 6 — —
Business & Economics 17.9% 15 87% 53% 0% 27% 7% 13% $22,337 0 -2.87 1 — —
Computer Science 9.5% 8 100% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $100,512 33 -0.71 92 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 15 $441K $441K $0
Golf 8 $20K $20K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 5 $9K $9K $0
Cross Country 4 $11K $11K $0
Total 25 $483K $483K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 5 $355K $355K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 5 $9K $9K $0
Cross Country 3 $40K $40K $0
Total 10 $405K $405K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 20 $796K $796K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 10 $19K $19K $0
Golf 8 $20K $20K $0
Cross Country 7 $51K $51K $0
Total 35 $957K $957K $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 44%
Yield (non-ED) 39%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 44% 44% 44%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 58.1% 58.1% 2012 Acceptance: 36.2% 36.2% 2013 Acceptance: 64.7% 64.7% 2014 Acceptance: 59.0% 59.0% 2015 Acceptance: 56.6% 56.6% 2016 Acceptance: 48.3% 48.3% 2017 Acceptance: 52.9% 52.9% 2018 Acceptance: 50.8% 50.8% 2019 Acceptance: 50.7% 50.7% 2020 Acceptance: 44.6% 44.6% 2021 Acceptance: 56.8% 56.8% 2022 Acceptance: 51.9% 51.9% 2023 Acceptance: 60.4% 60.4% 2024 Acceptance: 43.5% 43.5% 2011 Yield: 40.7% 40.7% 2012 Yield: 78.0% 78.0% 2013 Yield: 45.6% 45.6% 2014 Yield: 54.7% 54.7% 2015 Yield: 53.4% 53.4% 2016 Yield: 57.9% 57.9% 2017 Yield: 59.4% 59.4% 2018 Yield: 67.4% 67.4% 2019 Yield: 67.6% 67.6% 2020 Yield: 38.4% 38.4% 2021 Yield: 37.7% 37.7% 2022 Yield: 47.2% 47.2% 2023 Yield: 35.2% 35.2% 2024 Yield: 38.6% 38.6%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

0 250 500 750 1,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 148 148 2012 Applicants: 138 138 2013 Applicants: 139 139 2014 Applicants: 161 161 2015 Applicants: 205 205 2016 Applicants: 236 236 2017 Applicants: 261 261 2018 Applicants: 266 266 2019 Applicants: 286 286 2020 Applicants: 473 473 2021 Applicants: 472 472 2022 Applicants: 416 416 2023 Applicants: 593 593 2024 Applicants: 674 674 2011 Admitted: 86 86 2012 Admitted: 50 50 2013 Admitted: 90 90 2014 Admitted: 95 95 2015 Admitted: 116 116 2016 Admitted: 114 114 2017 Admitted: 138 138 2018 Admitted: 135 135 2019 Admitted: 145 145 2020 Admitted: 211 211 2021 Admitted: 268 268 2022 Admitted: 216 216 2023 Admitted: 358 358 2024 Admitted: 293 293 2011 Enrolled: 35 35 2012 Enrolled: 39 39 2013 Enrolled: 41 41 2014 Enrolled: 52 52 2015 Enrolled: 62 62 2016 Enrolled: 66 66 2017 Enrolled: 82 82 2018 Enrolled: 91 91 2019 Enrolled: 98 98 2020 Enrolled: 81 81 2021 Enrolled: 101 101 2022 Enrolled: 102 102 2023 Enrolled: 126 126 2024 Enrolled: 113 113

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

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