Berea College
Berea College is a private liberal arts work college in Berea, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1855, it was the first college in the Southern United States to be coeducational and racially integrated. It admitted non-White students from as early as 1866 until 1904, and again after 1954.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 19%
- Average net price: $6,106
- Undergraduate enrollment: 1,505
- Graduation rate (150%): 58%
- Graduation rate (200%): 66%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 81%
- Student to faculty ratio: 9:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $43,150
- Median earnings (8 years): $39,459
- Median earnings (6 years): $35,676
- Control: Private nonprofit
- Locale: Town, distant
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Berea, KY
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Berea College include Computer Science, Business Administration and Management, Biology.
- Computer Science (31 bachelor's) · median earnings $82,491 4 years after graduation
- Business Administration and Management (29 bachelor's) · median earnings $52,456 4 years after graduation
- Biology (20 bachelor's) · median earnings $32,729 4 years after graduation
- Nursing (17 bachelor's) · median earnings $67,510 1 year after graduation
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education (13 bachelor's)
- Psychology (12 bachelor's) · median earnings $40,768 4 years after graduation
- Art (12 bachelor's) · median earnings $29,013 4 years after graduation
- Human Development and Family Studies (11 bachelor's) · median earnings $38,352 4 years after graduation
- Agriculture (10 bachelor's) · median earnings $25,912 1 year after graduation
- Engineering Technologies (10 bachelor's) · median earnings $55,830 4 years after graduation
Degree mix: Business 25%, Computer Science 26%, Health 16%, Biological Sciences 17%, Psychology 10%, Communication 6%.
Award levels offered: Bachelor's.
Cost
Berea College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $4,070 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $4,070
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $3,613
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $5,844
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $7,570
- In-state tuition and fees: $51,658
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $51,658
- Books and supplies: $750
- On-campus room and board: $8,208
- Off-campus room and board: $10,981
- Off-campus with family: $2,880
- Typical cost of attendance: $60,616
- Sticker vs net gap: 90%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 84%
- Federal loan recipients: 8%
- Average institutional grant: $45,305
- Average federal loan: $3,530
- Median debt at graduation: $3,591
Admissions
Berea College admits 19% of applicants. Of students admitted, 54% enrolled.
- Applications: 3,857
- Admitted: 746
- Enrolled: 401
- Yield (first-choice signal): 54%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 1,505
- Women: 59%
- Commuter share (estimated): 0%
- Part-time undergraduates: 20%
- Age 25 and older: 3%
- Graduation rate: 58%
- Come back after freshman year: 79%
- First-generation: 41%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 52%
- Student to faculty: 9:1
- Professor salary: $105,301
- Associate professor salary: $83,477
- Assistant professor salary: $71,906
- On-campus housing capacity: 1,609
- Meal plan meals per week: 21
- Average SAT: 1,240
- Average ACT: 26
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Not available
Common questions
What is the Berea College acceptance rate? Berea College admits 19% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does Berea College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $4,070 a year after aid. Average net price is $6,106.
What majors does Berea College offer? Popular programs include Computer Science, Business Administration and Management, Biology, Nursing, Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education.
What is the average salary after Berea College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $43,150 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Berea College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 81% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 58%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Berea College official site: https://www.berea.edu.