BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Benedictine College

Atchison, Kansas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·benedictine.edu
6-yr Graduation
62%
+22.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,535
peer median 1,010
Avg net price
$27,891
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
2,715
2,715 candidates competed
Admitted
2,664
98.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
609
22.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
62%+22.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
47%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
62%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

14.9pp gap
Pell recipients
50%63 of 126
Non-Pell (all)
65%288 of 444
Subsidized loan, no Pell
56%76 of 135
No Federal Aid
69%212 of 309

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 53 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 47 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
53
Passing
6
11.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

53programs
  • Passing6 · 11.3%
  • No Data47 · 88.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
5
No data
47

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.

6
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+5.8%
$36,829 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+26.9%
$44,163 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+41.4%
$85,001 vs $60,112
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+82.0%
$63,361 vs $34,808
Finance and Financial Management Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+109.1%
$72,769 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+127.5%
$79,184 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
63%
$23,250 debt · $36,829 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
56%
$24,781 debt · $44,163 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1971Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 3

  1. Jan 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Oct 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$22,032
$30–48k$22,678
$48–75k$21,893
$75–110k$27,231
$110k+$30,832

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

Avg net price (private)
$27,891
vs Baccalaureate median $27,891
Federal loans
49.1%
In-state tuition
$36,350
Out-of-state
$36,350

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 544 students received $2.9M in Pell grants, alongside $11.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
544
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.9M
$2,911,826 total
Direct Loans
$11.1M
1,887 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.8M
688 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.8M
968 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$238K
19 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.2M
212 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 467 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (0.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.8%
-1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
467
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.1%
2017
3.8%
2018
4.0%
2019
0.8%
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 Benedictine College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs56
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

525 total completions
01Business
16130.7%
02Education
7213.7%
03Theology
5410.3%
04Parks/Recreation
499.3%
05Engineering
377.0%
06Social Sciences
346.5%
07Health Professions
346.5%
08Psychology
346.5%
09Visual/Performing Arts
275.1%
10Biological Sciences
234.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,535
12-mo unduplicated
2,730
Undergraduate
2,543
Graduate
187

Gender split

Men
49%1,340
Women
51%1,390

Race / ethnicity composition

White
74.3%
Hispanic
13.4%
Two or more
3.5%
Unknown
3.2%
Black
2.6%
Asian
1.5%
Non-resident
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
625
448 M · 177 W
Women athletes
28.3%
Athletic aid
$6.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$11.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$4.5M
$1.6M
Recruiting expense
$36K
$16K
Head-coach salaries
$77K
$75K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
134 M · 112 W
$846K
Football
197 M · —
$3.3M
Soccer
51 M · 29 W
$1.1M
Baseball
69 M · —
$635K
Wrestling
53 M · —
$522K
Lacrosse
27 M · 24 W
$675K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.62
4 offenses · 2,465 students

3-year trend

2.622 yrs ago0.851 yr ago1.62Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
12
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1
Burglary
1
Fondling
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

4total
  • On campus4

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs04
Liquor074

Residence-hall fires

  • St. Gabriel Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
134

Benedictine College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Benedictine College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectBenedictine College
62%—2,535$27,891Baccalaureate
Southwestern College
36%75.6%1,041$29,824Baccalaureate
Ottawa University-Online
43%96.7%810—Baccalaureate
Ottawa University-Ottawa
28%83.0%999$27,963Baccalaureate
Kansas Wesleyan University
49%71.9%1,021$22,671Baccalaureate
McPherson College
34%76.8%878$26,441Baccalaureate
Peer group median40%76.8%1,010$27,891

Institutions like Benedictine College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Benedictine College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Benedictine College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research & Assessment
Phone
913-360-7555
Address
1020 North Second Street, Atchison, Kansas 66002

The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment coordinates processes related to the collection, dissemination, and interpretation of data in support of the planning and decision-making processes of the College.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Julia Lyons
    Director of Institutional Research
  • Sister Linda Herndon, OSB, Ph.D.
    Senior Vice Provost and Director of Assessment

Frequently asked questions about Benedictine College

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

What is the graduation rate at Benedictine College?

Benedictine College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 62% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Benedictine College?

Benedictine College reports a total enrollment of 2,535 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Benedictine College?

The average net price at Benedictine College is $27,891 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Benedictine College?

Benedictine College's yield rate is 22.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Benedictine College located?

Benedictine College is located in Atchison, Kansas 66002-1499.

Who runs Institutional Research at Benedictine College?

Benedictine College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research & Assessment.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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