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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Berea, KY
Population 60,000
Website http://www.berea.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (16%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,522
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 49%
From Region 29%
Athletes 19.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 42%
Black 20%
Hispanic 18%
International 9%
Mixed 7%
Asian 4%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2012 Men: 44.2% 44.2% 2013 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2014 Men: 43.0% 43.0% 2015 Men: 45.1% 45.1% 2016 Men: 43.3% 43.3% 2017 Men: 45.1% 45.1% 2018 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2019 Men: 45.0% 45.0% 2020 Men: 36.9% 36.9% 2021 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2022 Men: 38.8% 38.8% 2023 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2024 Men: 41.4% 41.4%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2013 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2018 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2023 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2024 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2011 Black: 19.8% 19.8% 2012 Black: 18.6% 18.6% 2013 Black: 17.1% 17.1% 2014 Black: 15.3% 15.3% 2015 Black: 20.5% 20.5% 2016 Black: 13.3% 13.3% 2017 Black: 18.0% 18.0% 2018 Black: 14.6% 14.6% 2019 Black: 15.1% 15.1% 2020 Black: 16.9% 16.9% 2021 Black: 15.8% 15.8% 2022 Black: 15.3% 15.3% 2023 Black: 17.6% 17.6% 2024 Black: 18.3% 18.3% 2011 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2012 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2014 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2016 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2017 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2018 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2019 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2020 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7% 2021 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4% 2022 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0% 2023 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0% 2024 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4% 2011 White: 69.0% 69.0% 2012 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2013 White: 70.5% 70.5% 2014 White: 70.0% 70.0% 2015 White: 68.0% 68.0% 2016 White: 69.9% 69.9% 2017 White: 63.3% 63.3% 2018 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2019 White: 64.5% 64.5% 2020 White: 58.8% 58.8% 2021 White: 57.0% 57.0% 2022 White: 53.5% 53.5% 2023 White: 54.2% 54.2% 2024 White: 52.7% 52.7% 2011 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2012 International: 8.0% 8.0% 2013 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2014 International: 6.3% 6.3% 2015 International: 6.1% 6.1% 2016 International: 5.4% 5.4% 2017 International: 6.2% 6.2% 2018 International: 6.7% 6.7% 2019 International: 7.1% 7.1% 2020 International: 6.1% 6.1% 2021 International: 7.2% 7.2% 2022 International: 7.0% 7.0% 2023 International: 5.6% 5.6% 2024 International: 5.7% 5.7%

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% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2021 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2022 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2023 Asian: 3.9% 3.9% 2024 Asian: 3.9% 3.9% 2025 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2020 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2021 Black: 17.3% 17.3% 2022 Black: 18.4% 18.4% 2023 Black: 18.9% 18.9% 2024 Black: 19.2% 19.2% 2025 Black: 19.6% 19.6% 2020 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0% 2021 Hispanic: 14.0% 14.0% 2022 Hispanic: 14.0% 14.0% 2023 Hispanic: 15.5% 15.5% 2024 Hispanic: 16.5% 16.5% 2025 Hispanic: 17.6% 17.6% 2020 White: 51.1% 51.1% 2021 White: 48.6% 48.6% 2022 White: 46.1% 46.1% 2023 White: 44.2% 44.2% 2024 White: 43.7% 43.7% 2025 White: 41.8% 41.8% 2020 International: 7.6% 7.6% 2021 International: 8.0% 8.0% 2022 International: 8.3% 8.3% 2023 International: 8.1% 8.1% 2024 International: 8.1% 8.1% 2025 International: 9.2% 9.2%

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
Berea College 322 38% / 62% 13% $57,532 28 96%
Engineering Physics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Computer Science 34 +3 65% / 35% 47% $83,615 83 100%
Applied Mathematics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $82,700 82 —
Chemistry 8 — 38% / 62% 25% $64,725 50 —
Mathematics 3 +5 67% / 33% 0% $69,022 60 —
Physics 1 +1 0% / 100% 100% $70,774 64 —
Biology 33 — 24% / 76% 3% $56,000 24 96%
Agriculture 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $45,461 6 89%
Environmental Science 5 +2 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Health and Human Performance 10 — 70% / 30% 0% $53,479 17 —
Health and Wellness 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $63,671 46 —
Nursing 12 — 8% / 92% 8% $106,466 96 100%
Business Administration 32 — 41% / 59% 16% $65,085 51 —
Economics 5 +1 40% / 60% 60% $71,683 66 —
Asian Studies 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $51,133 13 —
Black Studies — +2 — — $51,409 13 —
Child and Family Studies 11 +3 9% / 91% 0% $43,111 4 —
Communications 13 — 46% / 54% 0% $49,182 10 96%
English 9 +1 33% / 67% 22% $40,681 3 89%
French — — — — $48,293 9 —
German — — — — $48,208 9 —
History 9 — 44% / 56% 11% $46,706 7 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 38% / 62% 12% $47,259 8 —
Peace and Social Justice Studies 7 — 0% / 100% 14% $56,749 26 —
Philosophy 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,480 12 —
Political Science 13 +2 54% / 46% 15% $58,110 30 —
Psychology 23 — 22% / 78% 13% $39,597 3 95%
Religious Studies — — — — $47,829 8 —
Sociology 7 +2 14% / 86% 29% $46,447 7 —
Spanish 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $47,444 8 —
Women's and Gender Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,422 10 —
Education 8 +2 50% / 50% 0% $41,334 4 83%
Elementary Education 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $43,972 5 —
English Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,190 6 —
Mathematics Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $45,549 6 —
Middle School Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,253 5 —
Physical Education 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $45,256 6 —
Art 5 — 60% / 40% 20% $30,924 1 94%
Music 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $35,678 2 —
Technology and Applied Design 16 — 50% / 50% 6% $57,478 28 94%
Theatre 7 +1 43% / 57% 0% $40,519 3 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $56,900
ROI Percentile 28th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 61.9% 61.9% 2012 Graduated: 66.5% 66.5% 2013 Graduated: 61.7% 61.7% 2014 Graduated: 62.2% 62.2% 2015 Graduated: 63.2% 63.2% 2016 Graduated: 62.9% 62.9% 2017 Graduated: 65.9% 65.9% 2018 Graduated: 62.8% 62.8% 2019 Graduated: 68.0% 68.0% 2020 Graduated: 67.3% 67.3% 2021 Graduated: 65.6% 65.6% 2022 Graduated: 61.9% 61.9% 2023 Graduated: 62.0% 62.0% 2024 Graduated: 58.2% 58.2%

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

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 59.1% 59.1% 2012 Men: 61.3% 61.3% 2013 Men: 58.3% 58.3% 2014 Men: 58.7% 58.7% 2015 Men: 58.2% 58.2% 2016 Men: 53.8% 53.8% 2017 Men: 58.3% 58.3% 2018 Men: 52.3% 52.3% 2019 Men: 58.6% 58.6% 2020 Men: 55.6% 55.6% 2021 Men: 59.1% 59.1% 2022 Men: 57.8% 57.8% 2023 Men: 55.9% 55.9% 2024 Men: 48.7% 48.7% 2011 Women: 63.9% 63.9% 2012 Women: 70.5% 70.5% 2013 Women: 63.9% 63.9% 2014 Women: 64.7% 64.7% 2015 Women: 67.0% 67.0% 2016 Women: 70.9% 70.9% 2017 Women: 73.2% 73.2% 2018 Women: 71.1% 71.1% 2019 Women: 75.9% 75.9% 2020 Women: 76.2% 76.2% 2021 Women: 70.9% 70.9% 2022 Women: 65.0% 65.0% 2023 Women: 67.1% 67.1% 2024 Women: 65.3% 65.3%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 53.3% 53.3% 2012 Black: 66.7% 66.7% 2013 Black: 54.2% 54.2% 2014 Black: 61.9% 61.9% 2015 Black: 57.5% 57.5% 2016 Black: 63.2% 63.2% 2017 Black: 57.3% 57.3% 2018 Black: 56.1% 56.1% 2019 Black: 73.3% 73.3% 2020 Black: 61.4% 61.4% 2021 Black: 54.4% 54.4% 2022 Black: 56.2% 56.2% 2023 Black: 64.5% 64.5% 2024 Black: 61.2% 61.2% 2011 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0% 2013 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2014 Hispanic: 88.9% 88.9% 2015 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0% 2017 Hispanic: 61.5% 61.5% 2018 Hispanic: 73.7% 73.7% 2019 Hispanic: 55.0% 55.0% 2020 Hispanic: 70.0% 70.0% 2021 Hispanic: 67.3% 67.3% 2022 Hispanic: 70.0% 70.0% 2023 Hispanic: 71.2% 71.2% 2024 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2011 White: 60.5% 60.5% 2012 White: 62.0% 62.0% 2013 White: 59.5% 59.5% 2014 White: 58.1% 58.1% 2015 White: 61.3% 61.3% 2016 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2017 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2018 White: 63.9% 63.9% 2019 White: 64.5% 64.5% 2020 White: 66.3% 66.3% 2021 White: 66.5% 66.5% 2022 White: 59.2% 59.2% 2023 White: 56.0% 56.0% 2024 White: 53.2% 53.2% 2011 International: 90.0% 90.0% 2012 International: 96.8% 96.8% 2013 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 International: 95.8% 95.8% 2016 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 International: 96.2% 96.2% 2018 International: 96.2% 96.2% 2019 International: 92.9% 92.9% 2020 International: 92.0% 92.0% 2021 International: 90.3% 90.3% 2022 International: 93.1% 93.1% 2023 International: 95.8% 95.8% 2024 International: 88.0% 88.0%

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
Humanities & Social Sciences 34.8% 112 29% / 71% 11% $47,010 8 94%
Business & Economics 11.5% 37 41% / 59% 22% $65,977 53 —
Computer Science 10.6% 34 65% / 35% 47% $83,615 83 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.2% 33 24% / 76% 3% $56,000 24 96%
Arts 9.0% 29 52% / 48% 7% $48,054 9 96%
Health Sciences 8.7% 28 36% / 64% 4% $78,372 77 100%
Education 7.1% 23 39% / 61% 0% $43,421 5 83%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.0% 13 46% / 54% 23% $67,565 57 —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.7% 12 25% / 75% 0% $45,461 6 89%
Engineering 0.3% 1 0% / 100% 0% — — —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 25%
Yield (Unbound) 54%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 25% 25% 25%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 12.4% 12.4% 2012 Acceptance: 31.8% 31.8% 2013 Acceptance: 34.0% 34.0% 2014 Acceptance: 33.7% 33.7% 2015 Acceptance: 36.5% 36.5% 2016 Acceptance: 32.8% 32.8% 2017 Acceptance: 35.1% 35.1% 2018 Acceptance: 38.2% 38.2% 2019 Acceptance: 30.3% 30.3% 2020 Acceptance: 33.0% 33.0% 2021 Acceptance: 33.0% 33.0% 2022 Acceptance: 24.6% 24.6% 2023 Acceptance: 32.7% 32.7% 2024 Acceptance: 19.3% 19.3% 2011 Yield: 71.3% 71.3% 2012 Yield: 72.5% 72.5% 2013 Yield: 72.1% 72.1% 2014 Yield: 75.0% 75.0% 2015 Yield: 72.4% 72.4% 2016 Yield: 73.1% 73.1% 2017 Yield: 72.0% 72.0% 2018 Yield: 72.8% 72.8% 2019 Yield: 69.4% 69.4% 2020 Yield: 48.2% 48.2% 2021 Yield: 59.0% 59.0% 2022 Yield: 64.8% 64.8% 2023 Yield: 60.9% 60.9% 2024 Yield: 53.8% 53.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 4,707 4,707 2012 Applicants: 1,694 1,694 2013 Applicants: 1,620 1,620 2014 Applicants: 1,649 1,649 2015 Applicants: 1,635 1,635 2016 Applicants: 1,744 1,744 2017 Applicants: 1,710 1,710 2018 Applicants: 1,576 1,576 2019 Applicants: 1,966 1,966 2020 Applicants: 1,857 1,857 2021 Applicants: 1,736 1,736 2022 Applicants: 2,217 2,217 2023 Applicants: 2,073 2,073 2024 Applicants: 3,857 3,857 2011 Admitted: 586 586 2012 Admitted: 539 539 2013 Admitted: 551 551 2014 Admitted: 555 555 2015 Admitted: 597 597 2016 Admitted: 572 572 2017 Admitted: 600 600 2018 Admitted: 602 602 2019 Admitted: 595 595 2020 Admitted: 612 612 2021 Admitted: 573 573 2022 Admitted: 545 545 2023 Admitted: 678 678 2024 Admitted: 746 746 2011 Enrolled: 418 418 2012 Enrolled: 391 391 2013 Enrolled: 397 397 2014 Enrolled: 416 416 2015 Enrolled: 432 432 2016 Enrolled: 418 418 2017 Enrolled: 432 432 2018 Enrolled: 438 438 2019 Enrolled: 413 413 2020 Enrolled: 295 295 2021 Enrolled: 338 338 2022 Enrolled: 353 353 2023 Enrolled: 413 413 2024 Enrolled: 401 401

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 41%
SAT Range 1150 – 1330
SAT Math Range 560 – 650
SAT RW Range 580 – 680

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 978 978 2012 25th: 1065 1065 2013 25th: 1023 1023 2014 25th: 1020 1020 2015 25th: 1065 1065 2016 25th: 1000 1000 2017 25th: 970 970 2018 25th: 1030 1030 2019 25th: 1090 1090 2020 25th: 1080 1080 2021 25th: 1118 1118 2022 25th: 1136 1136 2023 25th: 1156 1156 2024 25th: 1156 1156 2011 75th: 1228 1228 2012 75th: 1285 1285 2013 75th: 1240 1240 2014 75th: 1226 1226 2015 75th: 1255 1255 2016 75th: 1220 1220 2017 75th: 1200 1200 2018 75th: 1213 1213 2019 75th: 1298 1298 2020 75th: 1280 1280 2021 75th: 1268 1268 2022 75th: 1298 1298 2023 75th: 1335 1335 2024 75th: 1335 1335

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 483 483 2012 25th: 525 525 2013 25th: 513 513 2014 25th: 520 520 2015 25th: 515 515 2016 25th: 510 510 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 540 540 2020 25th: 540 540 2021 25th: 563 563 2022 25th: 558 558 2023 25th: 568 568 2024 25th: 568 568 2011 75th: 588 588 2012 75th: 625 625 2013 75th: 610 610 2014 75th: 623 623 2015 75th: 620 620 2016 75th: 620 620 2017 75th: 610 610 2018 75th: 623 623 2019 75th: 638 638 2020 75th: 640 640 2021 75th: 628 628 2022 75th: 625 625 2023 75th: 655 655 2024 75th: 655 655

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: 495 495 2012 25th: 540 540 2013 25th: 510 510 2014 25th: 500 500 2015 25th: 550 550 2016 25th: 490 490 2017 25th: 480 480 2018 25th: 520 520 2019 25th: 550 550 2020 25th: 540 540 2021 25th: 555 555 2022 25th: 578 578 2023 25th: 588 588 2024 25th: 588 588 2011 75th: 640 640 2012 75th: 660 660 2013 75th: 630 630 2014 75th: 603 603 2015 75th: 635 635 2016 75th: 600 600 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 660 660 2020 75th: 640 640 2021 75th: 640 640 2022 75th: 673 673 2023 75th: 680 680 2024 75th: 680 680

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: 97.0% 97.0% 2012 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2013 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2014 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2015 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2016 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2017 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2018 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2019 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 54.0% 54.0% 2022 Submitted: 48.0% 48.0% 2023 Submitted: 26.0% 26.0% 2024 Submitted: 41.0% 41.0%

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.