unitid 217721 · Columbia, SC · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Benedict College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,176
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
96%
90th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,536
66th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
62%
undergrads on Pell grants
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
24%
finish within 150% time
9th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$32,000
26th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$18,250
after aid, aided students
28th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$31,902
after entry, Title IV students
6th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$32,500
99th 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 $17,177 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
- 0-30k67%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $17,951
- First-generation students
- 41%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $17,440
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.0× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. | 53 | $34,854 | $35,031 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 38 | $33,781 | $34,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 35 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 28 | $42,829 | $40,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 24 | $35,136 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 21 | $24,396 | — |
| Psychology, General. | 20 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 13 | — | — |
| Public Health. | 13 | — | $39,254 |
| Social Work. | 12 | — | $39,200 |
| Computer Science. | 11 | — | — |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 11 | — | — |
— 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.