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Beloit College

Beloit, Wisconsin·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·beloit.edu
6-yr Graduation
71%
+1.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,004
peer median 1,070
Avg net price
$21,924
-$1.3k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
3,853
3,853 candidates competed
Admitted
2,429
63.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
224
9.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
71%+1.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
55%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
71%
Full-time retention
81%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
68%
Non-Pell
67%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 39 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 32 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
39
Passing
6
15.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
2.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.6%
+2.0pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

39programs
  • Passing6 · 15.4%
  • No Data32 · 82.1%
  • Failing1 · 2.6%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
5
No data
32

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
-14.5%
$29,754 vs $34,808
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+14.1%
$39,702 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+31.3%
$45,715 vs $34,808
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+53.3%
$53,351 vs $34,808
Science Technology and Society
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+54.4%
$53,760 vs $34,808
Education General
Bachelor Degree · Education
+62.1%
$56,414 vs $34,808
Business/Managerial Economics
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+143.2%
$84,668 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

6
Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
88%
$26,250 debt · $29,754 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
59%
$27,000 debt · $45,715 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
51%
$27,000 debt · $53,351 earn
Science Technology and Society
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
50%
$27,000 debt · $53,760 earn
Education General
Bachelor Degree · Education
41%
$23,000 debt · $56,414 earn
Business/Managerial Economics
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
31%
$26,000 debt · $84,668 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1913Next review Aug 2027

Action history · 1

  1. May 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$16,637
$30–48k$17,610
$48–75k$18,491
$75–110k$25,700
$110k+$28,465

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$21,924
-$1,319vs Baccalaureate median $23,244
Federal loans
53.8%
In-state tuition
$58,554
Out-of-state
$58,554

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 350 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $4.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
350
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,087,329 total
Direct Loans
$4.1M
877 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.6M
374 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.6M
440 loan awards
Parent PLUS$987K
63 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 242 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (2.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.0%
-0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
242
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.4%
2017
1.9%
2018
2.5%
2019
2.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Beloit College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs55
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

198 total completions
01Social Sciences
4522.7%
02Biological Sciences
3115.7%
03Physical Sciences
2914.6%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
199.6%
05Psychology
157.6%
06English Language
147.1%
07Foreign Languages
126.1%
08Education
126.1%
09Business
115.6%
10History
105.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,004
12-mo unduplicated
1,080
Undergraduate
1,080
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
47%510
Women
53%570

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.3%
Hispanic
17.7%
Non-resident
14.2%
Black
8.5%
Two or more
4.5%
Asian
2.5%
Unknown
2.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
319
204 M · 115 W
Women athletes
36.1%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$2.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$53K
$8K
Head-coach salaries
$34K
$33K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
67 M · 61 W
$210K
Football
71 M ·
$377K
Soccer
28 M · 20 W
$150K
Baseball
42 M ·
$217K
Basketball
20 M · 16 W
$209K
Lacrosse
20 M · 16 W
$144K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
10.37
10 offenses · 964 students

3-year trend

29.652 yrs ago11.871 yr ago10.37Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
51
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
12
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
7
Rape
1
Burglary
1
Fondling
1

By location

10total
  • On campus9
  • Public property1

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
3
Stalking
6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs320
Liquor09

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
75

Beloit College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Beloit College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectBeloit College
71%1,004$21,924Baccalaureate
Lawrence University
77%63.9%1,417$24,563Baccalaureate
Ripon College
63%79.8%709$21,176Baccalaureate
Saint Norbert College
72%85.7%2,032$25,674Baccalaureate
Illinois College
64%78.2%942$17,945Baccalaureate
Knox College
68%70.8%1,136$24,875Baccalaureate
Peer group median70%78.2%1,070$23,244

Frequently asked questions about Beloit College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Beloit College.

What is the graduation rate at Beloit College?

Beloit College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 71% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Beloit College?

Beloit College reports a total enrollment of 1,004 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Beloit College?

The average net price at Beloit College is $21,924 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Beloit College?

Beloit College's yield rate is 9.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Beloit College located?

Beloit College is located in Beloit, Wisconsin 53511-5595.

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