Benedictine University
Private College in Lisle, IL. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $63,446.
Students who entered Benedictine University reach a median of $63,446 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. Six-year completion sits at 50%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $22,500, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
With an acceptance rate of 95%, Benedictine University takes nearly everyone who applies. 3,043 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. A 16% yield rate is low: the admitted pool is much larger than the entering class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 50%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 66% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. The 15:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,822 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $23,139 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($20,168 versus $27,454), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Most students get help: 96% receive grants worth $21,203 on average. About 47% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 353 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $20,168 |
| $30–48k | $17,869 |
| $48–75k | $18,628 |
| $75–110k | $23,517 |
| $110k+ | $27,454 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 848 of these 1,822 students, totalling $5,651,036 — an average of $6,664 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (DuPage County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)