Benedictine University Trade Programs

Located in Lisle, Illinois, Benedictine University is a private not-for-profit institution. Lisle is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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:	ben.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/BenedictineUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/BenU1887

Can I Afford Benedictine U?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Benedictine U paid $1,031 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$30,927	$30,927
Fees	$1,514	$1,514
Books and Supplies	$1,540	$1,540
On Campus Room and Board	$10,266	$10,266
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,236	$3,236

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 66% of students took out student loans averaging $6,278 a year. That adds up to $25,112 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Benedictine U is 1.1%. 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 2,185 undergraduate students at Benedictine U, with 1,837 being full-time and 348 being part-time.

There are also 1,193 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,837 full-time undergraduates at Benedictine U, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	326
Black or African American	168
Hispanic or Latino	330
White	755
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	219

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 2020-2021, 3,023 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 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 #530 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%.

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.