Benedict College

Columbia, SCMain CampusMidsize city (population 100,000–250,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $18,000

Total Cost of Attendance: $29,921

Student Debt

Median total debt: $16,000

Students with federal loans: 67.1%

Students with Pell grants: 63.5%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $26,936

After 5 years: $35,935

Majors(39 programs)

  1. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(42 graduates)
  2. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(28 graduates)
  3. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(24 graduates)
  4. Social Work.(19 graduates)
  5. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(17 graduates)
  6. Public Health.(15 graduates)
  7. Biology, General.(14 graduates)
  8. Psychology, General.(12 graduates)
  9. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(11 graduates)
  10. Accounting and Related Services.(7 graduates)
  11. Computer Science.(6 graduates)
  12. Communication and Media Studies.(5 graduates)
  13. English Language and Literature, General.(5 graduates)
  14. Computer Engineering.(4 graduates)
  15. Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.(3 graduates)
  16. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(3 graduates)
  17. Economics.(3 graduates)
  18. Political Science and Government.(3 graduates)
  19. Fine and Studio Arts.(3 graduates)
  20. Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.(2 graduates)
  21. Mathematics.(2 graduates)
  22. Chemistry.(1 graduates)
  23. Physics.(1 graduates)
  24. Music.(1 graduates)
  25. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.
  26. Computer and Information Sciences, General.
  27. Information Science/Studies.
  28. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.
  29. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.
  30. Civil Engineering.
  31. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.
  32. Engineering Physics.
  33. Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other.
  34. Physical Sciences, Other.
  35. Security Science and Technology.
  36. Sociology.
  37. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.
  38. Marketing.
  39. History.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,573 students

Admission Rate: 67.3%

Retention Rate: 65.1%

Graduation Rate: 21.1%

Student Demographics

White (0.9%)
Hispanic (2.4%)
Black (77.2%)
Asian (0.4%)
International (13.2%)

Gender Distribution

Men (47.5%)
Women (52.5%)

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