Benedictine University

Benedictine University is a private nonprofit college in Lisle, IL. Its average net price is $18,910 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$15,332
$30,001 to $48,000$13,721
$48,001 to $75,000$14,267
$75,001 to $110,000$20,025
$110,001 and up$27,165
$37,650Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$37,650Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$18,910Average Net Price
$11,150Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$2,056Books and Supplies
$3,764Other Expenses
45.4%Students on Pell Grants
44.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

95.2%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$56,365
8 years after entry$60,825
10 years after entry$67,314
42.7%Graduation Rate
66.0%Retention Rate
$20,976Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Lisle, ILLocation
Large suburbSetting
1,942Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$31,791 Small program - rough guide n=35$20,230 Small program - rough guide n=51
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,166 Small program - rough guide n=70$25,178 Small program - rough guide n=43
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$59,193 n=112$14,350 Small program - rough guide n=46
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$40,061 National median for this major n=902Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$43,183 Small program - rough guide n=50Not published
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Engineering Science$72,248 National median for this major n=427Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$28,144 Small program - rough guide n=55$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=49
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$57,975 Small program - rough guide n=40Not published
Marketing$53,498 Small program - rough guide n=42Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mathematics and Computer Science$76,818 National median for this major n=704Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$31,848 Small program - rough guide n=56$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=47
Registered Nursing$81,322 n=111$25,447 Small program - rough guide n=31
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences, Other$43,502 National median for this major n=1,547Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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