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Benedictine University

Lisle, Illinois·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·ben.edu
6-yr Graduation
50%
-11.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
2,917
peer median 3,249
Avg net price
$22,313
-$1.1k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

Benedictine University is a private Catholic university with campuses in Lisle, Illinois, and Mesa, Arizona, United States. It was founded in 1887 by the Benedictine monks of St. Procopius Abbey in the Pilsen community on the West Side of Chicago. The institution has retained a close relationship with the Benedictine Order, which bears the name of St. Benedict, the acknowledged father of western monasticism.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
3,043
3,043 candidates competed
Admitted
2,898
95.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
451
15.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
50%-11.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
39%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
50%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

13.3pp gap
Pell recipients
43%84 of 197
Non-Pell (all)
56%144 of 256
Subsidized loan, no Pell
60%68 of 114
No Federal Aid
54%76 of 142

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.3-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 66 Title IV programs, 26 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
66
Passing
26
39.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

66programs
  • Passing26 · 39.4%
  • No Data40 · 60.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
25
No data
40

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.

26
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+23.1%
$59,869 vs $48,653
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+28.3%
$44,659 vs $34,808
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+28.6%
$79,533 vs $61,854
Foods Nutrition and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+34.4%
$46,788 vs $34,808
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+36.9%
$47,664 vs $34,808
Social Sciences Other
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+43.8%
$50,054 vs $34,808
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+44.0%
$50,130 vs $34,808
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+44.8%
$91,575 vs $63,250

Debt vs earnings

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

25
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
107%
$63,852 debt · $59,869 earn
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
75%
$59,471 debt · $79,533 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctoral Degree · Education
69%
$61,500 debt · $88,754 earn
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
59%
$54,082 debt · $91,575 earn
Social Sciences Other
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
57%
$28,500 debt · $50,054 earn
Foods Nutrition and Related Services
Master's Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
57%
$41,000 debt · $72,603 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
55%
$26,062 debt · $47,664 earn
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
52%
$25,990 debt · $50,130 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1958Next review Aug 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 10

  1. Sep 2025Initial Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  2. Mar 2025Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  3. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  5. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics

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$20,168
$30–48k$17,869
$48–75k$18,628
$75–110k$23,517
$110k+$27,454

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

Avg net price (private)
$22,313
-$1,075vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $23,388
Federal loans
46.0%
In-state tuition
$35,940
Out-of-state
$35,940

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, 962 students received $5.8M in Pell grants, alongside $15.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
962
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.8M
$5,778,818 total
Direct Loans
$15.8M
1,905 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.7M
644 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.1M
789 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$7.4M
313 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.0M
121 loan awards
Grad PLUS$649K
38 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 1,671 borrowers who entered repayment, 19 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,671
Defaulted
19
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.0%
2017
5.6%
2018
4.9%
2019
1.1%
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

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs91
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,203 total completions
01Business
58248.4%
02Health Professions
25521.2%
03Biological Sciences
1159.6%
04Psychology
927.6%
05Social Sciences
484.0%
06Foreign Languages
312.6%
07Family/Consumer Sci
282.3%
08Parks/Recreation
191.6%
09Communication
181.5%
10Visual/Performing Arts
151.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,917
12-mo unduplicated
3,958
Undergraduate
2,516
Graduate
1,442

Gender split

Men
46%1,825
Women
54%2,133

Race / ethnicity composition

White
38.8%
Hispanic
21.5%
Asian
21.0%
Black
9.7%
Two or more
3.5%
Non-resident
3.4%
Unknown
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
683
476 M · 207 W
Women athletes
30.3%
Athletic aid
$994K
Total student aid
Budget
$5.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$607K
$387K
Recruiting expense
$9K
$16K
Head-coach salaries
$49K
$45K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Football
143 M · —
$447K
Soccer
66 M · 47 W
$638K
Baseball
107 M · —
$659K
Basketball
51 M · 33 W
$802K
Volleyball
36 M · 42 W
$810K
Softball
— · 56 W
$500K

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
0.33
1 offenses · 2,989 students

3-year trend

1.782 yrs ago4.801 yr ago0.33Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
22
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
5
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
0
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs03
Liquor213

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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
103

Benedictine vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Benedictine 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 University
50%—2,917$22,313Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Arcadia University
67%80.2%3,404$29,466Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Ashland University
60%76.4%4,106$21,988Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Augsburg University
52%82.0%3,249$23,873Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Baldwin Wallace University
67%75.7%3,305$27,603Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Champlain College
65%82.9%3,259$35,860Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Dominican University
55%90.3%3,803$11,745Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus
66%95.2%2,885$22,829Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Faulkner University
38%73.1%3,086$22,085Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Fresno Pacific University
50%64.1%2,879$13,630Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
34%87.4%3,650$15,376Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Le Moyne College
73%83.0%3,091$22,277Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Life University
38%93.0%2,714$29,791Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Lindsey Wilson College
43%—4,193$15,070Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Maharishi International University
50%95.7%2,592$14,956Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Marywood University
72%60.6%2,530$23,388Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Messiah University
75%79.0%3,373$26,502Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
New England College
35%92.1%3,275$26,972Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Olivet Nazarene University
61%55.9%3,339$20,729Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Regis College
71%69.8%2,517$27,477Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Rhode Island School of Design
89%18.7%2,520$50,507Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Rollins College
75%47.5%3,046$34,732Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Saint Edward's University
63%81.4%3,033$25,578Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Saint Mary's College of California
70%86.5%2,734$30,378Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Saint Peter's University
58%90.3%3,572$12,199Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Saint Xavier University
57%84.3%3,485$10,970Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Salve Regina University
77%68.2%2,791$36,967Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
St. Mary's University
59%97.8%3,456$21,145Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Stevenson University
68%78.9%3,684$26,505Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Redlands
67%82.7%3,087$30,031Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Upper Iowa University
33%96.5%3,941$20,942Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median61%82.0%3,249$23,388

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

IPEDS

Benedictine Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
panthony [at] ben.edu
Phone
(630) 829-6626

The Office of Institutional Research provides senior administrators and the Benedictine community with data used in managing the University, strategic planning and decision-making. As a service office, BenU Institutional Research coordinates reporting to both internal and external agencies and seeks to broaden the general knowledge of the University and its activities.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Phil Anthony
    Sr. Research Data Analyst

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (17)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Notable alumni of Benedictine (22)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Rhett Allain
  • Thomas R. Allen
  • John D. Anthony
  • Thomas Appelquist
  • Thomas Dolinay
  • John Doody
  • Michael Dudick
  • James Patrick Hickey
  • Daniel Ivancho
  • Jim Arns
  • Amy Beth Kirsten
  • Gena C. Lovett
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Frequently asked questions about Benedictine University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Benedictine.

What is the graduation rate at Benedictine University?

Benedictine University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 50% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Benedictine University?

Benedictine University reports a total enrollment of 2,917 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Benedictine University?

The average net price at Benedictine University is $22,313 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Benedictine University?

Benedictine University's yield rate is 15.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Benedictine University located?

Benedictine University is located in Lisle, Illinois 60532-0900.

Who runs Institutional Research at Benedictine University?

Benedictine University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

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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