Benedictine University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Benedictine University

Benedictine University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Lisle, Illinois (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,942 students of which 2,237 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Benedictine University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 95.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,313, with published in-state tuition of $35,940 and a Pell grant recipient share of 39.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 50.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 66.0%. Graduates earn a median of $63,446 ten years after enrolling, compared with $50,222 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 201500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.