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Benedict College

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Columbia, SC
Population 550,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,573
Men / Women 49% / 51%
Black 84%
International 10%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 3%
White 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 31%
Business & Economics 28%
Life & Natural Sciences 19%
Engineering, Computing & Math 9%
Arts 6%
Professional 6%
Education 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $17,440
Est. Cost of Attendance $32,000
10-Year ROI $47,000
ROI Percentile 7th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 57%
4-Year Graduation Rate 13%
6-Year Graduation Rate 24%
Transfer-Out Rate 6%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (65th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (Unbound) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #316
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #425
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #534

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
SAT Range 820 – 1,010
ACT Range 14 – 19

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Benedict College 257 43% / 57% 12% $37,508
Computer Engineering 8 75% / 25% 25%
Computer Science 10 60% / 40% 50%
Environmental Engineering 4 25% / 75% 75%
Physics
Biology 32 16% / 84% 6% $37,477
Chemistry 1 0% / 100% 100%
Environmental Health 4 50% / 50% 50%
Public Health 11 9% / 91% 0%
Accounting 1 0% / 100% 0%
Business Administration 31 65% / 35% 6% $36,324
Entrepreneurship 6 17% / 83% 0%
Finance 8 50% / 50% 25%
Sport Management 27 85% / 15% 7%
Criminal Justice 22 18% / 82% 9% $46,053
English 3 0% / 100% 0%
General Studies 6 50% / 50% 17% $44,229
Human Development and Family Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Mass Communication 17 59% / 41% 0% $26,232
Psychology 22 23% / 77% 0%
Social Work 9 0% / 100% 0%
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education 4 25% / 75% 25% $37,781
Music 6 83% / 17% 0%
Music Management 1 100% / 0% 0%
Studio Art 8 25% / 75% 0%
Cybersecurity 8 50% / 50% 12%
Electrical Engineering Technology 7 86% / 14% 57%