Benedict College
Columbia, South Carolina · Website
$31,902
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$31,902
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Benedict College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Columbia, South Carolina with 1,536 undergraduates and 63 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,250 a year (tuition and fees $17,440). It admits 96% of applicants and 24% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $31,902 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $32,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,250
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$17,440
US median $11,837
Admission rate
96%
US median 78%
Completion rate
24%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$32,500
About $345 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$31,902
Rank 3,853 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,250
- Tuition and fees
- $17,440
- Cost of attendance
- $32,000
- Students with a need-based grant
- 62%
- Students with federal loans
- 63%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,177
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,686
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,295
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,250
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,328
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $18,288 in 2015-16 to $17,440 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 96%
- Undergraduates
- 1,536
- Graduate students
- 63
- Part-time students
- 3.2%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 24%
- Retention rate
- 57%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 44
- Endowment
- $29.6M
- Other
- Historically Black college, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,853 of 5,094 US colleges and 56 of 78 in South Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,250 | $16,583 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $17,440 | $12,978 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 96% | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 24% | 46% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 57% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $32,500 | $15,392 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $24,908 | $33,444 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $31,902 | $38,826 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 13% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 40% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
44 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $33,923 | $22,805 | $36,966 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $31,000 | $28,419 | $41,811 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $37,000 | $23,838 | $39,337 | $55,378 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | $37,638 | $56,359 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | $27,620 | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 13 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $36,755 | Withheld | Withheld | $58,808 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $34,875 | $30,295 | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $84,599 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $109,015 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | $33,120 | Withheld | $53,072 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: South Carolina on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in South Carolina
- Homes: Homes for sale in South Carolina
Questions and answers
How much does Benedict College cost?
$18,250 a year is the average net price at Benedict College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $17,440, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $32,000. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,177 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Benedict College?
96% of applicants are admitted to Benedict College. The median admission rate of colleges in South Carolina is 75%.
How much do Benedict College graduates earn?
$31,902 a year is the median pay of former Benedict College students who work, 10 years after they started ($24,908 after 6 years). That ranks 3,853 of 5,094 US colleges and 56 of 78 in South Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's) at $33,120.
How much student debt do Benedict College graduates have?
$32,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Benedict College graduates, about $345 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 63% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Benedict College?
24% of first-time, full-time students at Benedict College finish within 6 years. 57% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Benedict College?
Biology, General (53 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (38 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (35 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 44 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.