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How strong are the academics at Benedict College?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

15:1
Student to faculty ratio

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Benedict has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 15:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Benedict College:

65%
First-year retention rate
21%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Benedict College's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Business Administration and Management, General
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Elementary Education and Teaching
17
24.2
31.4
38.6
45.8
53

The Full List

Major Graduates
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 53
Business
  • Business Administration and Management, General 38
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 9
  • Accounting 7
  • Finance, General 6
  • Transportation/Mobility Management 0
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0
Communication
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies 21
  • Sports Communication 0
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer Science 11
  • Information Science/Studies 0
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General 0
Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching 23
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching 1
  • Art Teacher Education 0
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching 0
Engineering
  • Computer Engineering, General 8
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 0
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 0
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering 0
  • Transportation and Highway Engineering 0
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other 11
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 4
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General 1
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Environmental Health 7
  • Public Health, General 6
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 0
History
  • History, General 0
Homeland Security
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 28
  • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism 2
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • General Studies 2
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 0
Parks
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 35
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 0
Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General 2
  • Physics, General 2
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 20
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
  • Social Work 12
Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General 2
  • Sociology, General 0
  • Economics, General 0
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Music, General 7
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 7
  • Music Management 6
  • Music Technology 0
  • Voice and Opera 0
  • Music Performance, General 0

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