U-CAN: Benedictine University

Benedictine University

Lisle, Illinois 60532

About Benedictine University

Benedictine University was founded by the monks of St. Procopius Abbey in 1887. Today, Benedictine enrolls nearly 4,000 students at campuses throughout Illinois in Lisle, Naperville, Bellwood and Springfield. Benedictine is a Catholic university in the Benedictine tradition that provides a values-centered liberal arts education enriched by our excellence in science. Benedictine offers 45 traditional and adult accelerated undergraduate, 11 graduate and two doctorate degree programs through five academic colleges.

Admissions

Middle 50% ACT Range For Freshman Class

English	20-26
Mathematics	19-26
Reading	19-26
Science	20-25

Average High School GPA of Freshman Class: 3.36

Freshman Class Geographical Profile

Enrollment

Gender: All Undergraduates

Women	57%
Men	43%

Diversity: All Undergraduates

Freshmen Returning For Sophomore Year: 71%

Percentage of Students Who Graduate

Within 4 Years	41%
Within 5 Years	52%
Within 6 Years	56%

Thinking About Life After College

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Number of Degrees Awarded Last Year

Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded Last Year

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Percentages are for degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in the fall of 2006. These are categories developed by the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that are used to describe groups to which individuals belong, identify with, or belong in the eyes of the community, and are the categories used by institutions when reporting data on race/ethnicity to the federal government. The categories do not denote scientific definitions of anthropological origins. An individual is counted in only one group by the institution.

Race/Ethnicity Unknown
This category is used ONLY if the student did not select a racial/ethnic designation when asked by the institution, AND the Institution finds it impossible to place the student in one of the racial/ethnic categories during established enrollment procedures or in any post-enrollment identification or verification process. This is a category developed by the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and is used by institutions when reporting data on race/ethnicity to the federal government.

International Students
Persons who are not citizens or nationals of the United States and who are in this country on a visa or temporary basis and do not have the right to remain indefinitely. This is the category “nonresident alien” developed by the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

White
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East (except those of Hispanic origin). This is a category developed by the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and is used by institutions when reporting data on race/ethnicity to the federal government. This category does not denote a scientific definition of anthropological origins.

Hispanic
A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. This is a category developed by the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and is used by institutions when reporting data on race/ethnicity to the federal government. This category does not denote a scientific definition of anthropological origins.

Asian/Pacific Islander
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or Pacific Islands. This includes people from China, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, American Samoa, India, and Vietnam. This is a category developed by the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and is used by institutions when reporting data on race/ethnicity to the federal government. This category does not denote a scientific definition of anthropological origins.

American Indian/Alaska Native
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition. This is a category developed by the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and is used by institutions when reporting data on race/ethnicity to the federal government. This category does not denote a scientific definition of anthropological origins.

Black
A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa (except those of Hispanic origin). This is a category developed by the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and is used by institutions when reporting data on race/ethnicity to the federal government. This category does not denote a scientific definition of anthropological origins.