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$18,665/yr

Average net price per year, what students actually pay

96% acceptance rate24% graduation rate1,691 undergrads

Benedict College

Columbia, SC·Private · 4-year

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Overview

Admission is open here, so getting in is not the hard part. Most students pay far less than the sticker price: the average student receiving aid pays $18,665 a year against a $31,592 list price, a 41% gap.

Benedict College is a urban private four-year institution located in Columbia, SC. It enrolls a small student body of approximately 1,691 undergraduate students. As a private institution, it sets its own tuition and operates independently of state funding.

At a glance

Acceptance rate96%
Graduation rate24%
Enrollment1,691
Student:faculty13:1
Avg net price$18,665
Total cost (sticker)$31,592

Data from IPEDS, U.S. Dept. of Education.

Admissions

Acceptance rate
96%
Applications
5,098
Academic fit
Admission probability
Students like you
Application tracker
Deadline tracker
Essay prompts

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Academics

Student:faculty

13:1

Avg class size (est.)

~33 students

Student-faculty ratio
13:1
Avg class size (est.)
~33 students
Academic calendar
Semester
Graduation rate
24%
GradFax Outcomes Index
C

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Costs

Sticker price

$31,592

Avg net price after aid

$18,665

Sticker price$31,592
Avg net price after aid$18,665
Tuition & fees
$17,440
Room & board
$14,152
Total cost of attendance (sticker)
$31,592
Avg net price after aid
$18,665
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Financial aid

Receiving financial aid

88%

Avg grant aid

$15,364

Receiving financial aid
88%
Pell grant recipients
62%
Avg grant aid
$15,364

Data from College Scorecard, U.S. Dept. of Education.

Student body

Total enrollment
1,691
Institution type
4-year
Control
Private

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Campus life

Food near campus
Housing & living costs
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Location

City, state
Columbia, SC
Campus setting
City: Midsize
Distance from home
Cost of living
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Benedict College profile on GradFax. Verified data from IPEDS 2024 and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Tuition, acceptance rate, enrollment, graduation rate, campus details, and financial aid data sourced from official government records.