Benedictine University adheres to the belief that a broad-based, liberal arts education provides students with a concrete foundation for a lifetime of change and is the best preparation for life-long learning. A Benedictine education prepares students to communicate effectively, to reason and make informed judgments, to identify and solve problems, to develop a sense of intellectual curiosity, to pursue and communicate the truth, and to confront and resolve ethical issues.

University

• Carnegie Classification: Doctoral/Research University
• Private, Roman Catholic University founded by the monks of St. Procopius Abbey in 1887
• 108-acre wooded campus located 25 miles west of downtown Chicago
• Five colleges, including College of Liberal Arts, College of Science, College of Business, College of Education and Health Services, and Moser College of Adult and Professional Studies offer undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees
• 22 buildings
• Number of states/foreign countries represented: 50/17
  

Sites

• Lisle, Illinois - main campus
• Springfield, Illinois - branch campus
• Mesa, Arizona - branch campus opening Fall 2013
• Naperville, Illinois - Moser Center for Adult and Professional Studies
• 42 additional Illinois class sites
• 8 class sites in China
• 2 class sites in Vietnam

• In 2012, The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked Benedictine University as the No.1 fastest-growing campus in the country among private nonprofit research universities between 2000-2010.
  
  
• Forbes magazine named Benedictine among "America's Top Colleges" for the second consecutive year in 2012.
  
  
• Benedictine's Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program is listed by Crain's Chicago Business as the fifth largest in the Chicago area in 2012.
  
  
• TheBestColleges.org ranked Benedictine third among the top online Catholic colleges and universities in 2013 and the online Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) program fourth in the nation for 2013.
  
  
• TheBestColleges.org ranked Benedictine's online Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) program fifth in the nation for 2013.
  
  
• TheBestSchools.org ranked Benedictine's online Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) program among the top 15 in the nation for 2012.
  
  
• U.S. News & World Report consistently lists Benedictine among the top colleges and universities in the nation and ranked Benedictine's online Master of Science in Nursing program among the top 50 in the country. The University was recognized in 2011 as eighth in Illinois for highest average freshman retention rate and sixth in Illinois for racial diversity.
  
  
• U.S. News & World Report named Benedictine University to its list of “Best Online Bachelor’s Programs” in the nation for 2013.
  
  
• StateUniversity.com ranks Benedictine University as the safest four-year school in Illinois (third among all Illinois colleges and universities) based on a scale that accounts for the severity and frequency of on-campus crime in 2011.
  
  
• Listed as a 2012 "Military Friendly School" by G.I. Jobs, a veteran-owned publication focusing on post-military education and employment.

Academic Programs

• 51 traditional undergraduate majors
• 7 adult undergraduate majors
  
• 14 graduate programs
• • 32 graduate certificates
    
• 4 doctoral programs
• 117 full-time faculty + 7 part-time faculty + 474 adjunct faculty = 598 total faculty
  
• 18:1 student-to-faculty ratio
• Average undergraduate class size: 19 (introductory regular courses 21; lab course 17; regular course 19)
  
• No classes taught by graduate assistants

Community Engagement

• Annual Relay for Life Cancer benefit ranks among the highest per capita fundraisers in Midwest
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program helps low-income and elderly save thousands of dollars
• Best Buddies organization provides mentoring and friendship to developmentally disabled
• Named to the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

Undergraduate Admission Profile (October 2012)

• 3,724 total undergraduate enrollment
  
• 806 incoming Fall 2012 semester students include 497 freshman students and 309 transfer students
  

Graduate/Doctorate Admission Profile (October 2012)

• Graduate: 2,618
• Doctorate: 174

Students

• 6,516 total University enrollment (October 2012)
• 9.923 (Calendar Year 2012 unduplicated headcount, all locations)
• 721 students living on campus
• 40 student organizations, honorary societies, service groups, ethnic associations and a student newspaper
• 48 percent of students indicate a religious preference, of those 15 percent indicate they are Muslim

Undergraduate Tuition, Room and Board (2012-2013)

• Tuition (traditional undergraduate): $24,850 per year
• Mandatory Fees: $1,000
  
• Room and board average: $7,900 per year
• • Founders' Woods room and board average: $8,590
    
• Tuition (adult undergraduate): $315-$540 per credit hour
• Annual Total: $25,850
  

Graduate Tuition (2012-2013)

• Per quarter credit hour: $440-$570/per credit-hour (depending on program and format)
  
• Per semester credit hour: $540-$830/per credit hour (depending on program and format)
  

Undergraduate Financial Aid and Scholarships

• $12,412,402 of annual budget is directed to grants and scholarships
  
• 96 percent of freshmen receive some form of financial aid
• Average financial aid package for freshmen is $15,842

Athletics (May 2012)

• Newly renovated Rice Athletic Center Renovation
• $10 million Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex completed in 2005
• Hosted 2006 NCAA Division III Outdoor Men's and Women's Track and Field Championships
• NCAA Division III affiliation offering 21 men's and women's sports
• School nickname: Eagles
• School mascot: Ernie the Eagle
• Men's Sports Teams:
• 1. Baseball
  2. Basketball
  3. Cross Country
  4. Football
  5. Golf
  6. Lacrosse
  7. Soccer
  8. Indoor Track and Field
  9. Outdoor Track and Field
     
• Women's Sports Teams:
• 1. Basketball
  2. Cheerleading
  3. Cross Country
  4. Dance Team
  5. Golf
  6. Lacrosse
  7. Soccer
  8. Softball
  9. Tennis
  10. Indoor Track and Field
  11. Outdoor Track and Field
  12. Volleyball

Alumni

• 23,000 total alumni in 50 states
  
• More than 778 alumni outside the United States in 30 countries, including China