Berea College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 60,000

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 215 (14.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

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
Berea College 322 38% 36% 5% 19% 17% 13% $60,050 10 -0.81 24 95%
Engineering Physics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,137 26 -0.56 84 — — — — —
Computer Science 34 +3 65% 12% 12% 9% 18% 47% $96,368 17 -0.84 88 90% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $76,503 7 -1.02 65 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 38% 12% 12% 25% 25% 25% $63,510 15 -0.78 33 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +5 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,988 23 -0.69 43 — — — — —
Physics 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $68,846 11 -1.06 47 — — — — —
Biology 33 — 24% 33% 0% 30% 27% 3% $56,000 8 -1.21 15 96% — — — —
Agriculture 7 — 43% 14% 0% 14% 43% 0% $45,461 5 -1.48 4 89% — — — —
Environmental Science 5 +2 0% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,427 11 -1.16 6 — — — — —
Health and Human Performance 10 — 70% 20% 0% 20% 50% 0% $53,509 17 -0.96 11 100% — — — —
Health and Wellness 6 — 33% 50% 0% 17% 17% 0% $68,304 54 -0.01 46 — — — — —
Nursing 12 — 8% 0% 25% 58% 8% 8% $106,466 92 +1.42 93 100% — — — —
Business Administration 32 — 41% 25% 9% 19% 19% 16% $67,341 30 -0.53 44 — — — — —
Economics 5 +1 40% 0% 0% 40% 0% 60% $74,006 14 -0.90 60 — — — — —
Asian Studies 6 — 17% 33% 17% 33% 17% 0% $47,155 9 -0.96 4 — — — — —
Black Studies — +2 — — — — — — $47,583 12 -0.93 5 — — — — —
English 9 +1 33% 78% 0% 0% 0% 22% $44,392 10 -0.98 3 100% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $50,580 23 -0.67 7 — — — — —
German — — — — — — — — $50,541 23 -0.67 7 — — — — —
History 9 — 44% 56% 11% 11% 0% 11% $50,170 24 -0.66 7 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 38% 75% 12% 0% 0% 12% $62,904 84 +0.54 31 100% — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,534 20 -0.82 7 — — — — —
Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $50,534 46 -0.04 7 — — — — —
Spanish 3 +2 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $49,679 20 -0.75 6 — — — — —
Women's and Gender Studies 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,331 16 -0.85 6 — — — — —
Child and Family Studies 11 +3 9% 64% 9% 18% 0% 0% $48,697 20 -0.54 6 — — — — —
Communications 13 — 46% 46% 0% 23% 8% 0% $48,389 7 -1.26 5 92% — — — —
Peace and Social Justice Studies 7 — 0% 57% 0% 14% 14% 14% $56,381 9 -0.85 16 — — — — —
Political Science 13 +2 54% 31% 0% 15% 31% 15% $58,904 13 -0.98 21 — — — — —
Psychology 23 — 22% 22% 0% 30% 13% 13% $44,916 3 -1.54 3 96% — — — —
Sociology 7 +2 14% 43% 0% 14% 0% 29% $49,642 19 -0.66 6 — — — — —
Education 8 +2 50% 38% 0% 12% 38% 0% $46,172 11 -1.04 4 90% — — — —
Elementary Education 8 — 12% 38% 12% 0% 38% 0% $46,821 17 -0.81 4 — — — — —
English Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $49,645 23 -0.82 6 — — — — —
Mathematics Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,465 12 -0.79 6 — — — — —
Middle School Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,223 14 -0.92 5 — — — — —
Physical Education 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $49,558 13 -1.01 6 — — — — —
Art 5 — 60% 20% 0% 0% 20% 20% $30,924 3 -1.70 1 94% — — — —
Music 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,685 13 -0.76 2 — — — — —
Technology and Applied Design 16 — 50% 38% 0% 25% 12% 6% $46,614 12 -1.05 4 96% — — — —
Theatre 7 +1 43% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $40,519 34 -0.34 2 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $56,900
ROI Percentile 24th

Retention & Graduation

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

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
Social Sciences 23.0% 74 27% 39% 1% 22% 12% 11% $50,077 9 -1.10 7 94% —
Humanities 11.8% 38 34% 66% 8% 8% 5% 11% $50,933 26 -0.55 8 100% —
Business & Economics 11.5% 37 41% 22% 8% 22% 16% 22% $68,242 20 -0.58 46 — —
Computer Science 10.6% 34 65% 12% 12% 9% 18% 47% $96,368 23 -0.84 88 90% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.2% 33 24% 33% 0% 30% 27% 3% $56,000 8 -1.21 15 96% —
Arts 9.0% 29 52% 45% 0% 14% 17% 7% $42,199 12 -0.98 3 97% —
Health Sciences 8.7% 28 36% 18% 11% 36% 25% 4% $79,375 60 +0.26 70 100% —
Education 7.1% 23 39% 48% 4% 9% 30% 0% $47,326 13 -0.91 5 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.0% 13 46% 31% 8% 23% 15% 23% $65,723 14 -0.80 39 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.7% 12 25% 33% 0% 8% 25% 0% $47,114 5 -1.35 4 89% —
Engineering 0.3% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,137 6 -0.56 84 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 29 $157K $225K -$68K
Track & Field (indoor) 29 $55K $35K $20K
Soccer 27 $95K $93K $1K
Track & Field (outdoor) 24 $55K $35K $20K
Basketball 19 $153K $145K $7K
Cross Country 10 $77K $35K $41K
Golf 9 $93K $83K $10K
Tennis 8 $80K $28K $52K
Total 118 $768K $683K $85K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 25 $55K $32K $22K
Track & Field (indoor) 24 $55K $32K $22K
Soccer 23 $97K $97K -$143
Volleyball 16 $117K $157K -$40K
Basketball 14 $132K $263K -$130K
Cross Country 13 $77K $39K $37K
Softball 13 $114K $147K -$33K
Tennis 9 $80K $30K $50K
Total 97 $731K $800K -$69K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 53 $111K $68K $43K
Soccer 50 $192K $191K $1K
Track & Field (outdoor) 49 $111K $68K $43K
Basketball 33 $285K $408K -$122K
Baseball 29 $157K $225K -$68K
Cross Country 23 $154K $75K $79K
Tennis 17 $161K $58K $102K
Volleyball 16 $117K $157K -$40K
Softball 13 $114K $147K -$33K
Golf 9 $93K $83K $10K
Total 215 $2.1M $1.7M $411K

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 No
Acceptance Rate 25%
Yield (non-ED) 54%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

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.

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

Standardized Tests

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