| Location: | Midwest |
| Setting: | Small Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
Benedictine College is a small university in Atchison, Kansas. It is a Roman Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts, and residential college located on bluffs overlooking the Missouri River about forty-five minutes northwest of Kansas City, Missouri. One of a number of U.S. Benedictine colleges, it is sponsored by St. Benedict's Abbey and Mount St. Scholastica. The abbey has a current population of some thirty-five monks.
The predecessors for the modern university were Mount St. Scholastica College, an all-women's campus named for Benedict of Nursia's twin sister Scholastica, and St. Benedict's College, an all-men's campus named for Benedict of Nursia, founder of modern western monasticism. In 1970, Fr. Alcuin Hemmen, OSB, president of St. Benedict's College, announced that St. Benedict's would become a co-educational college, causing Sr. Mary Noel Walter, OSB, president of Mount St. Scholastica College to organize discussion of a merger of the two colleges. It was agreed upon, and the universities merged on July 1, 1971 to form the current Benedictine College. At the time of this merger, the college was also known as "The Co-Educational College of Mount St. Scholastica and St. Benedict's Colleges". The usage of this name has disappeared since the college closed the South Campus, the former Mount St. Scholastica College, in 1989.
The college builds its core values around four "pillars" which exemplify the Benedictine experience: Catholic, Benedictine, Liberal Arts, and Residential.
Undergraduate programs include Art, Astronomy, Business, Finance, Mass Communications, Theatre, Philosophy, Theology, Music, Biology, Computer Science, Education, History, English, Sociology (including Criminology), Math and Physics. Masters degree programs include Education and Business.
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| Percent of Students International: | 3% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 66% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NAIA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Heart of America Athletic Conference) Basketball (Heart of America Athletic Conference) Baseball (Heart of America Athletic Conference) Track (Heart of America Athletic Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 15,760 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 15,110 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 650 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,750 | 55% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 2,325 | 23% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 6,921 | 99% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 4,705 | 81% | |
Any Aid: |
100% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 90% (Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 10% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 470, Math: 460 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 600, Math: 570 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 90% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 21, Verbal: 20, Math: 19 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 27, Verbal: 28, Math: 25 |
| Application Fee: | $ 25.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Recommended |
| Test Scores: | Required |
