Benedict College Business Programs

Benedict College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Columbia, South Carolina. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Benedict College?

Contact details for Benedict College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1600 Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29204-1086
Phone:	803-253-5000
Website:	www.benedict.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Benedict-College/123044398768?ref=nf
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/BenedictEDU

How Do I Get Into Benedict College?

You can apply to Benedict College online at: https://my.benedict.edu/ICS/Admissions/

Admission Requirements for Benedict College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Benedict College?

The acceptance rate at Benedict College is 73%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Can I Afford Benedict College?

The overall average net price of Benedict College is $15,220. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Benedict College, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,396 a year. That adds up to $25,584 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Benedict College is 28.2%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Benedict College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,724 undergraduate students at Benedict College, with 1,700 being full-time and 24 being part-time.

There are also 7 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,700 full-time undergraduates at Benedict College, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Benedict College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	1,433
Hispanic or Latino	53
White	16
International Students	140
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Benedict College. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at Benedict College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Ethiopia, Colombia, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Benedict College

In 2019-2020, 1,731 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Benedict College has changed over the last few years.

Benedict College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	18	18
Accounting	6	6
Interior Design Management	0	0
Transportation/Mobility Management	0	0
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0
Sports Communication	0	0
General Economics	0	0
TOTAL	24	24

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.