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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Benedictine)
Location Lisle, IL
Population 5,000,000
Website https://ben.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,969
Men / Women 52% / 48%
From State 82%
From Region 2%
Athletes 40.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 38%
Asian 21%
Hispanic 21%
Black 10%
International 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2012 Men: 43.5% 43.5% 2013 Men: 44.7% 44.7% 2014 Men: 50.4% 50.4% 2017 Men: 47.3% 47.3% 2018 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2019 Men: 53.0% 53.0% 2020 Men: 58.6% 58.6% 2021 Men: 57.6% 57.6% 2022 Men: 57.2% 57.2% 2023 Men: 52.3% 52.3% 2024 Men: 52.8% 52.8%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2014 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2015 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2011 Asian: 20.5% 20.5% 2012 Asian: 22.2% 22.2% 2013 Asian: 17.4% 17.4% 2014 Asian: 24.2% 24.2% 2015 Asian: 22.2% 22.2% 2016 Asian: 18.6% 18.6% 2017 Asian: 17.2% 17.2% 2018 Asian: 19.3% 19.3% 2019 Asian: 16.9% 16.9% 2020 Asian: 16.9% 16.9% 2021 Asian: 16.3% 16.3% 2022 Asian: 18.1% 18.1% 2023 Asian: 12.9% 12.9% 2024 Asian: 13.9% 13.9% 2011 Black: 10.4% 10.4% 2012 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2013 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2014 Black: 8.8% 8.8% 2015 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2016 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2017 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2018 Black: 10.1% 10.1% 2019 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2020 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2021 Black: 13.6% 13.6% 2022 Black: 8.7% 8.7% 2023 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2024 Black: 10.8% 10.8% 2011 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7% 2012 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4% 2013 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6% 2014 Hispanic: 10.6% 10.6% 2015 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3% 2016 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2017 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0% 2018 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2019 Hispanic: 16.4% 16.4% 2020 Hispanic: 17.4% 17.4% 2021 Hispanic: 15.0% 15.0% 2022 Hispanic: 19.4% 19.4% 2023 Hispanic: 26.9% 26.9% 2024 Hispanic: 22.1% 22.1% 2011 White: 31.8% 31.8% 2012 White: 44.1% 44.1% 2013 White: 41.3% 41.3% 2014 White: 32.7% 32.7% 2015 White: 37.5% 37.5% 2016 White: 34.7% 34.7% 2017 White: 45.8% 45.8% 2018 White: 49.8% 49.8% 2019 White: 44.1% 44.1% 2020 White: 43.2% 43.2% 2021 White: 45.1% 45.1% 2022 White: 42.0% 42.0% 2023 White: 43.1% 43.1% 2024 White: 42.4% 42.4% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2015 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 1.5% 1.5%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2022 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Asian: 15.8% 15.8% 2021 Asian: 16.6% 16.6% 2022 Asian: 17.9% 17.9% 2023 Asian: 18.7% 18.7% 2024 Asian: 20.0% 20.0% 2025 Asian: 20.9% 20.9% 2020 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2021 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2022 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2023 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2024 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2025 Black: 10.5% 10.5% 2020 Hispanic: 18.6% 18.6% 2021 Hispanic: 17.3% 17.3% 2022 Hispanic: 17.7% 17.7% 2023 Hispanic: 21.0% 21.0% 2024 Hispanic: 21.2% 21.2% 2025 Hispanic: 21.3% 21.3% 2020 White: 42.6% 42.6% 2021 White: 41.8% 41.8% 2022 White: 42.4% 42.4% 2023 White: 42.8% 42.8% 2024 White: 42.5% 42.5% 2025 White: 38.4% 38.4% 2020 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2023 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2025 International: 3.6% 3.6%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Benedictine University 468 47% / 53% 2% $64,934 68 94%
Engineering Science 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $86,962 91 —
Computer Science 9 — 100% / 0% 0% $89,166 92 100%
Information Science/Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $80,328 86 —
Mathematics and Computer Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Chemistry 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $64,317 66 —
Mathematics 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $65,628 69 —
Physics — +1 — — $65,487 69 —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $66,708 71 —
Biology 82 — 40% / 60% 1% $68,060 73 85%
Nutrition and Wellness 11 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,354 45 100%
Clinical Health Sciences 11 — 27% / 73% 0% $64,265 66 —
Exercise Science 19 — 42% / 58% 0% $54,736 43 100%
Health and Wellness 11 — 18% / 82% 0% $63,224 64 —
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs — — — — $62,314 62 —
Nuclear Medical Technology — — — — $68,023 73 —
Nursing 19 — 47% / 53% 0% $79,945 86 100%
Accounting 13 +1 77% / 23% 0% $65,361 68 95%
Business Administration 48 +1 67% / 33% 12% $69,754 76 94%
Business Studies 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $80,193 86 100%
Entrepreneurship 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $71,338 78 —
Finance 16 — 88% / 12% 0% $87,890 91 95%
Foodservice Systems Administration — — — — $55,354 45 —
International Business 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $75,002 82 —
Management Sciences 12 — 67% / 33% 0% $83,226 88 100%
Managerial Economics 8 — 88% / 12% 0% $76,895 83 —
Marketing 12 +1 42% / 58% 0% $58,974 55 100%
Organizational Behavior 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $77,733 84 100%
Communication 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,641 33 —
Communication 17 — 82% / 18% 0% $54,206 41 96%
English 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $48,622 25 —
General Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,277 41 —
History 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,290 38 —
Philosophy — +2 — — $52,174 35 —
Political Science 11 +4 36% / 64% 0% $69,658 75 100%
Psychology 61 +3 28% / 72% 2% $55,227 44 98%
Social Sciences 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $55,201 44 94%
Sociology 4 +2 0% / 100% 0% $54,008 41 —
Spanish 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $53,464 39 —
Theology/Theological Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 100% $51,539 33 —
Elementary Education 10 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,004 20 95%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching — — — — $50,933 31 —
Social Studies Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,966 31 —
Special Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,709 34 —
Art History and Criticism 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $42,037 11 —
Fine and Studio Arts — — — — $42,153 11 —
Graphic Design 11 — 27% / 73% 9% $45,924 18 —
Music — +1 — — $42,363 11 —
Music Teacher Education — — — — $51,485 33 —
Criminal Justice 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $61,506 61 98%
Criminology 21 +4 52% / 48% 0% $56,361 47 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,959
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 66%
4-Year Graduation Rate 39%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 49.4% 49.4% 2012 Graduated: 53.3% 53.3% 2013 Graduated: 52.5% 52.5% 2014 Graduated: 50.9% 50.9% 2015 Graduated: 53.4% 53.4% 2016 Graduated: 50.7% 50.7% 2017 Graduated: 49.8% 49.8% 2018 Graduated: 47.0% 47.0% 2019 Graduated: 45.7% 45.7% 2020 Graduated: 46.0% 46.0% 2021 Graduated: 46.7% 46.7% 2022 Graduated: 53.4% 53.4% 2023 Graduated: 51.0% 51.0% 2024 Graduated: 50.3% 50.3%

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

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 46.9% 46.9% 2012 Men: 48.4% 48.4% 2013 Men: 48.5% 48.5% 2014 Men: 44.9% 44.9% 2015 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2016 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2017 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2018 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2019 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2020 Men: 43.8% 43.8% 2021 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2022 Men: 44.7% 44.7% 2023 Men: 43.0% 43.0% 2024 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2011 Women: 51.5% 51.5% 2012 Women: 58.2% 58.2% 2013 Women: 56.8% 56.8% 2014 Women: 56.4% 56.4% 2015 Women: 60.9% 60.9% 2016 Women: 54.7% 54.7% 2017 Women: 54.8% 54.8% 2018 Women: 52.0% 52.0% 2019 Women: 48.1% 48.1% 2020 Women: 48.3% 48.3% 2021 Women: 51.4% 51.4% 2022 Women: 60.9% 60.9% 2023 Women: 58.2% 58.2% 2024 Women: 58.0% 58.0%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 57.1% 57.1% 2012 Asian: 57.1% 57.1% 2013 Asian: 67.2% 67.2% 2014 Asian: 53.3% 53.3% 2015 Asian: 57.0% 57.0% 2016 Asian: 70.6% 70.6% 2017 Asian: 63.3% 63.3% 2018 Asian: 70.9% 70.9% 2019 Asian: 67.6% 67.6% 2020 Asian: 59.3% 59.3% 2021 Asian: 56.2% 56.2% 2022 Asian: 78.0% 78.0% 2023 Asian: 72.2% 72.2% 2024 Asian: 74.6% 74.6% 2011 Black: 37.5% 37.5% 2012 Black: 45.8% 45.8% 2013 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2014 Black: 47.4% 47.4% 2015 Black: 41.4% 41.4% 2016 Black: 14.6% 14.6% 2017 Black: 20.4% 20.4% 2018 Black: 24.6% 24.6% 2019 Black: 17.0% 17.0% 2020 Black: 21.6% 21.6% 2021 Black: 23.0% 23.0% 2022 Black: 31.2% 31.2% 2023 Black: 39.5% 39.5% 2024 Black: 32.7% 32.7% 2011 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Hispanic: 31.2% 31.2% 2013 Hispanic: 45.9% 45.9% 2014 Hispanic: 37.0% 37.0% 2015 Hispanic: 31.4% 31.4% 2016 Hispanic: 46.9% 46.9% 2017 Hispanic: 45.2% 45.2% 2018 Hispanic: 34.0% 34.0% 2019 Hispanic: 45.1% 45.1% 2020 Hispanic: 47.4% 47.4% 2021 Hispanic: 40.3% 40.3% 2022 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7% 2023 Hispanic: 43.4% 43.4% 2024 Hispanic: 31.0% 31.0% 2011 White: 55.1% 55.1% 2012 White: 56.3% 56.3% 2013 White: 56.0% 56.0% 2014 White: 55.6% 55.6% 2015 White: 59.2% 59.2% 2016 White: 49.5% 49.5% 2017 White: 50.4% 50.4% 2018 White: 44.0% 44.0% 2019 White: 44.2% 44.2% 2020 White: 50.7% 50.7% 2021 White: 51.0% 51.0% 2022 White: 56.0% 56.0% 2023 White: 53.6% 53.6% 2024 White: 62.0% 62.0%

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 27.1% 127 68% / 32% 5% $73,241 80 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 22.4% 105 38% / 62% 2% $56,152 47 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 19.7% 92 40% / 60% 1% $67,913 73 85%
Health Sciences 12.8% 60 37% / 63% 0% $66,022 70 100%
Professional 5.1% 24 50% / 50% 0% $57,004 49 98%
Arts 3.0% 14 21% / 79% 7% $45,091 16 —
Education 2.8% 13 15% / 85% 0% $48,033 23 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.4% 11 0% / 100% 0% $55,354 45 100%
Computer Science 2.4% 11 91% / 9% 0% $88,282 92 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 7 57% / 43% 0% $64,879 67 —
Engineering 0.9% 4 75% / 25% 0% $86,962 91 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #570 21% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — 7 #158 — —
Education — — — — 2 #415 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.1M #636 21% — 9 #481 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 80% 80%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 76.1% 76.1% 2012 Acceptance: 75.8% 75.8% 2013 Acceptance: 69.5% 69.5% 2014 Acceptance: 77.2% 77.2% 2017 Acceptance: 62.2% 62.2% 2018 Acceptance: 62.8% 62.8% 2019 Acceptance: 41.7% 41.7% 2020 Acceptance: 61.0% 61.0% 2021 Acceptance: 80.0% 80.0% 2022 Acceptance: 93.1% 93.1% 2023 Acceptance: 77.2% 77.2% 2024 Acceptance: 95.2% 95.2% 2011 Yield: 38.2% 38.2% 2012 Yield: 38.6% 38.6% 2013 Yield: 43.3% 43.3% 2014 Yield: 34.1% 34.1% 2017 Yield: 12.7% 12.7% 2018 Yield: 13.2% 13.2% 2019 Yield: 17.2% 17.2% 2020 Yield: 21.9% 21.9% 2021 Yield: 17.8% 17.8% 2022 Yield: 16.6% 16.6% 2023 Yield: 16.4% 16.4% 2024 Yield: 15.6% 15.6%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,725 1,725 2012 Applicants: 2,091 2,091 2013 Applicants: 2,108 2,108 2014 Applicants: 2,558 2,558 2017 Applicants: 5,337 5,337 2018 Applicants: 5,502 5,502 2019 Applicants: 4,850 4,850 2020 Applicants: 3,017 3,017 2021 Applicants: 2,908 2,908 2022 Applicants: 2,746 2,746 2023 Applicants: 2,788 2,788 2024 Applicants: 3,043 3,043 2011 Admitted: 1,313 1,313 2012 Admitted: 1,586 1,586 2013 Admitted: 1,465 1,465 2014 Admitted: 1,974 1,974 2017 Admitted: 3,318 3,318 2018 Admitted: 3,457 3,457 2019 Admitted: 2,023 2,023 2020 Admitted: 1,840 1,840 2021 Admitted: 2,327 2,327 2022 Admitted: 2,557 2,557 2023 Admitted: 2,153 2,153 2024 Admitted: 2,898 2,898 2011 Enrolled: 502 502 2012 Enrolled: 612 612 2013 Enrolled: 635 635 2014 Enrolled: 673 673 2017 Enrolled: 423 423 2018 Enrolled: 455 455 2019 Enrolled: 347 347 2020 Enrolled: 403 403 2021 Enrolled: 415 415 2022 Enrolled: 425 425 2023 Enrolled: 354 354 2024 Enrolled: 451 451

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 960 960 2017 25th: 916 916 2018 25th: 980 980 2019 25th: 990 990 2020 25th: 980 980 2021 25th: 1050 1050 2011 75th: 1230 1230 2017 75th: 1100 1100 2018 75th: 1188 1188 2019 75th: 1163 1163 2020 75th: 1160 1160 2021 75th: 1280 1280

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 390 390 2017 25th: 468 468 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 500 500 2021 25th: 530 530 2011 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 550 550 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 608 608 2020 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 650 650

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 570 570 2017 25th: 448 448 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 520 520 2011 75th: 690 690 2017 75th: 550 550 2018 75th: 598 598 2019 75th: 555 555 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 630 630

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2012 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2013 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2014 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0% 2019 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2020 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2021 Submitted: 27.0% 27.0% 2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.