unitid 156295 · Berea, KY · private nonprofit 4-year · town (distant)
Berea College
- enrollment 2023
- 1,450
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
19%
6th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,513
66th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
84%
undergrads on Pell grants
98th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
58%
finish within 150% time
52nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$60,718
75th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$6,106
after aid, aided students
3rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$43,150
after entry, Title IV students
23rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$3,591
0th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $5,428 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $22,742
- First-generation students
- 41%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $51,658
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 12.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 39 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 31 | $76,879 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 26 | $45,220 | $5,801 |
| Biology, General. | 26 | $51,489 | — |
| Psychology, General. | 22 | $36,407 | — |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General. | 19 | $52,848 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 15 | — | — |
| Agriculture, General. | 14 | $41,799 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 14 | — | — |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 14 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 13 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 13 | $37,404 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.