Benedictine University Teaching Programs

Benedictine University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Lisle, Illinois. Benedictine U is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Benedictine University?

Contact details for Benedictine U are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5700 College Rd, Lisle, IL 60532-0900
Phone:	630-829-6000
Website:	ben.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/BenedictineUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/BenU1887

How Do I Get Into Benedictine U?

You can apply to Benedictine U online at: https://ben.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Benedictine U

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	3
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Benedictine U?

Benedictine U has the high acceptance rate of 93%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Can I Afford Benedictine University?

The overall average net price of Benedictine U is $31,423. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Benedictine U, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $6,278 a year. That adds up to $25,112 over four years for those students.

Benedictine University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,185 undergraduate students at Benedictine U, with 1,837 being full-time and 348 being part-time.

There are also 1,193 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,837 full-time undergraduates at Benedictine U, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	326
Black or African American	168
Hispanic or Latino	330
White	755
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	219

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Benedictine University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at Benedictine U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Libya, and India.

Online Learning at Benedictine University

In 2022-2023, 2,402 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Benedictine U has changed over the last few years.

Benedictine University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	8	0	8
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	6	6
General Special Education	4	0	4
Music Education	2	0	2
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	1	0	1
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0
Science Education	0	0	0
Secondary Education	0	0	0
TOTAL	15	6	21

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
• Image Credit: By Pbrozynski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.