Benedictine College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Benedictine College is a private, undergraduate college located in Atchison, Kansas, United States. It was established in the year 1971 with the merger of St. Benedict's College and Mount St. Scholastica College. The campus spreads across an area of 110 acres of land. The student body enrolls students from over 37 states in the U.S. and more than 20 countries worldwide. The college offers a variety of master and bachelor degrees in fields of study including education and business, among others.

Benedictine College has an active student life. It hosts several clubs and organizations such as the Benedictine Board Gaming Society, Daughters of the King, Pipe and Cigar Enthusiasts Club, Students In Free Enterprise, and the BC Nun Run.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy and religion and philosophy.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,012 in 2009-2010 (1,512 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 94% of enrolled students and graduate students are 6%.

Students under 25 years old represent 96% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Benedictine provides on-campus housing for 1,100 of its 1,512 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Heart of America Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 220 male students received the aid (men were 68% of those receiving aid) and 105 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 32% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Benedictine offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (86 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (52 awarded)

• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (47 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (19 awarded)

• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (41 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (30 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theological and Ministerial Studies

SCIENCE (22 awarded)

• Astronomy
• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (8 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (11 awarded)

• Psychology