Benedictine University Business Programs

Located in Lisle, Illinois, Benedictine University is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Lisle makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Benedictine University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Benedictine U.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#7	Most Popular Other Business & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Most Popular Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#131	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Benedictine U has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#5	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Organizational Behavior Studies	College Factual
#21	Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#24	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management	College Factual
#33	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Human Resource Management Graduates	College Factual
#57	Best Human Resource Management Schools	College Factual

Where Is Benedictine University?

Contact details for Benedictine U are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5700 College Rd, Lisle, IL 60532-0900
Phone:	630-829-6000
Website:	www.ben.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/BenedictineUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/BenU1887

How Do I Get Into Benedictine U?

You can apply to Benedictine U online at: www.ben.edu/admissions/apply.cfm

Admission Requirements for Benedictine U

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	neither required nor recommended
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Benedictine U?

With an acceptance rate of 61%, Benedictine U does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Average Test Scores

About 56% of students accepted to Benedictine U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 570. Math scores were between 500 and 590.

Benedictine U received ACT scores from 39% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 26. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford Benedictine University?

The overall average net price of Benedictine U is $31,423. 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 Benedictine U, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,033 a year. That adds up to $28,132 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Benedictine U is 4.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Benedictine University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,299 undergraduate students at Benedictine U, with 1,939 being full-time and 360 being part-time.

There are also 1,480 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,939 full-time undergraduates at Benedictine U, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Benedictine University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	320
Black or African American	174
Hispanic or Latino	346
White	809
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	268

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Benedictine University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at Benedictine U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Libya, and India.

Online Learning at Benedictine University

In 2019-2020, 3,762 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Affordability Rankings of Benedictine U

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Benedictine University was $34,290 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Benedictine U is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Organizational Behavior Studies	#30	#30
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#33	#33
Business Management & Marketing	#33	#33

Online Growth Rankings of Benedictine U

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Benedictine University was 36.3%. This is the #564 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Benedictine U regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Benedictine University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	214	0	214
Organizational Behavior Studies	17	0	58	25	100
Business Management & Marketing	91	0	0	0	91
Interior Design Management	47	0	0	0	47
General Management Information Systems	0	0	40	0	40
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	19	0	13	0	32
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	29	0	0	0	29
Accounting	19	0	6	0	25
Finance	14	0	1	0	15
Entrepreneurship	8	1	0	0	9
Business Economics	5	0	0	0	5
International Business/Trade/Commerce	2	0	0	0	2
Project Management	0	1	0	0	1
Other Human Resources Management and Services	1	0	0	0	1
Other Accounting and Related Services	0	0	0	0	0
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0	0	0
Other Marketing	0	0	0	0	0
Taxation	0	0	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	252	2	332	25	611

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 Pbrozynski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.