Bethune-Cookman University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Bethune-Cookman University

Bethune-Cookman University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,732 students of which 2,631 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. Bethune-Cookman University is categorized as “21” 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 88.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 880 and an ACT midpoint of 17. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,030, with published in-state tuition of $14,794 and a Pell grant recipient share of 78.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $31,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 29.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 61.8%. Graduates earn a median of $38,518 ten years after enrolling, compared with $28,282 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 251300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 42.2% 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.