Benedictine College Teaching Programs

Benedictine College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atchison, Kansas. Atchison is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Benedictine College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Benedictine College.

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#14	Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Benedictine College?

Contact details for Benedictine College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1020 N 2Nd St, Atchison, KS 66002-1499
Phone:	913-367-5340
Website:	www.benedictine.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/benedictinecollege
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/BenedictineKS

How Do I Get Into Benedictine College?

You can apply to Benedictine College online at: https://www.benedictine.edu/admission/apply/applications

Admission Requirements for Benedictine College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Benedictine College?

With an acceptance rate of 97%, Benedictine College is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 96%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to Benedictine College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 670. Math scores were between 530 and 650.

Benedictine College received ACT scores from 76% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 32. Math scores were between 19 and 27. Composite scores were between 21 and 29.

Can I Afford Benedictine College?

The overall average net price of Benedictine College is $29,958. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Benedictine College, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $7,239 a year. That adds up to $28,956 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Benedictine College is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Benedictine College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,124 undergraduate students at Benedictine College, with 1,970 being full-time and 154 being part-time.

There are also 93 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,970 full-time undergraduates at Benedictine College, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Benedictine College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	25
Black or African American	57
Hispanic or Latino	200
White	1,523
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	137

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Benedictine College. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at Benedictine College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and Canada.

Online Learning at Benedictine College

In 2019-2020, 925 students took at least one online class at the school.

Online Growth Rankings of Benedictine College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Benedictine College was 3,805.0%. This is the #25 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Benedictine College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Benedictine College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	21	0	21
Secondary Education	13	0	13
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	3	3
General Special Education	3	0	3
General Education	1	0	1
Art Education	0	0	0
Music Education	0	0	0
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	0	0
TOTAL	38	3	41

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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