Benedictine University

Admission requirements

Test-optional — scores considered if submitted

Source: IPEDS Admissions survey (2022) via Urban Institute. Covers formal factors only — it does not reflect essays, extracurriculars, or other holistic criteria.

Outcomes & value

Median earnings (10 yr)

$63,446

Value (earnings ÷ net price)

2.8×

Median debt at graduation

$22,500

Graduation rate

50%

First-year retention

66%

Reducing loan balance (3 yr)

57%

Pell (lower-income) share

58%

First-generation share

34%

Endowment / student

$17,849

Financial health

U.S. Dept. of Education Financial Responsibility Composite Score (FY2022-23). Scale −1.0 to 3.0; ≥1.5 meets the standard. Reported for private nonprofit & for-profit institutions only — public universities are state-backed and not scored, so this is a stability signal, not a ranking.

Top-earning majors

Median earnings by field of study (highest credential), ~2 years after completion.

• Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$69,710
• Human Resources Management and Services$63,005
• Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$57,318
• Accounting and Related Services$46,790
• Finance and Financial Management Services$46,087
• Business Administration, Management and Operations

Campus safety

On-campus violent crimes (2024)

0

Per 1,000 students

0.00

On-campus criminal offenses classed as violent (murder/non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) for the most recent reported year. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education Campus Safety and Security (Clery Act). Counts reflect what’s reported to the school, and urban campuses often report more partly due to non-student incidents nearby — read alongside campus size and setting, not as a standalone safety verdict.

Climate

Pleasant days / yr

85

Summer high

81°F

Winter low

21°F

Annual rain

48.1"

Annual snow

31.1"

Natural-hazard risk

Relatively High

Pleasant days counts days per year with a mean temperature of 55–75°F, a high at or below 90°F, a low at or above 45°F, and little precipitation — a transparent comfort measure, not a weighting we invented. Computed from Open-Meteo ERA5 daily history (2019–2023). Natural-hazard risk is the county’s composite rating from the FEMA National Risk Index.