$43,150
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Berea College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Berea, Kentucky with 1,513 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $6,106 a year (tuition and fees $51,658). It admits 19% of applicants and 58% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $43,150 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $3,591 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$6,106
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$51,658
US median $11,837
Admission rate
19%
US median 78%
Completion rate
58%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$3,591
About $38 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$43,150
Rank 2,214 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
- $6,106
- Tuition and fees
- $51,658
- Cost of attendance
- $60,718
- Students with a need-based grant
- 84%
- Students with federal loans
- 7.6%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $5,428
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,598
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,132
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $7,570
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $13,700
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 $24,870 in 2015-16 to $51,658 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
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1,249
- SAT reading, middle
- 598
- SAT math, middle
- 596
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 1,513
- Part-time students
- 0.2%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 58%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 36
- Endowment
- $1.6B
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 2,214 of 5,094 US colleges and 22 of 70 in Kentucky (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $6,106 | $16,512 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $51,658 | $11,652 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 19% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 58% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $3,591 | $13,521 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,676 | $31,816 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $43,150 | $36,235 | $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. 68% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 58% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
36 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | Withheld | $35,185 | $82,491 | $92,374 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | $30,663 | $41,723 | $56,359 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | $26,744 | $32,729 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | $40,768 | $50,706 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,830 | $80,526 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | $25,912 | Withheld | $53,676 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | $13,403 | $40,722 | $48,590 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | $67,510 | Withheld | $88,910 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | $20,036 | $29,013 | $41,367 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | $21,709 | $36,412 | $49,808 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,625 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Berea College cost?
$6,106 a year is the average net price at Berea College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $51,658, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $60,718. Families earning under $30,000 pay $5,428 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Berea College?
19% of applicants are admitted to Berea College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,249 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Kentucky is 81%.
How much do Berea College graduates earn?
$43,150 a year is the median pay of former Berea College students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,676 after 6 years). That ranks 2,214 of 5,094 US colleges and 22 of 70 in Kentucky. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $67,510.
How much student debt do Berea College graduates have?
$3,591 is the median federal student loan debt of Berea College graduates, about $38 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 7.6% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Berea College?
58% of first-time, full-time students at Berea College finish within 6 years. 79% 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 Berea College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (39 bachelor's graduates), Computer and Information Sciences, General (31 bachelor's graduates), Communication and Media Studies (26 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 36 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.