History
Founded in 1870, Benedict College is a historically black institution with a long history. It was originally began as a teachers
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Information Summary
| Overall Score (about) | 55.3 |
| Total Cost On-Campus Attendance | $28,000 |
| Admission Success rate | N/A |
| Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty | 20 : 1 |
| Retention (full-time / part-time) | 57% / N/A |
| Enrollment Total (all students) | 2,165 |
Academics
The school describes itself as a private, co-educational liberal arts institution, and enrolls about 3,100 students yearly. Academics are divided into six schools: The School of Business and Economics, The School of Education, The School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, The School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, The School of Continuing Education and The School of Honors.
Students may pick from roughly 25 majors with courses in about 50 different programs, along with the continuing education program which offers students three undergraduate degree options. It is accredited by a number of organizations, including the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor
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Admissions
Admissions are non-competitive. Applicants must have earned a high school diploma or a GED certificate, have at least a 2.0 GPA and have scored 750 on the SAT or 15 on the ACT. Or, an applicant may be ranked in the top 75 percent of its graduating class.
There are also a number of non-degree application requirements. People looking to take classes to improve their skills, transfer credits to another institution or for personal reasons can apply for school. They must prove they have the preparation and ability to do college-level coursework. High school students wishing to take classes must receive permission from the admissions office.
There is also a transfer program with a local community college. The Benedict College – Midlands Technical College Bridge Program is designed to ease the transfer process of students from Midlands Technical College. It provides program support and services during the transfer process.
Financial Aid
There are more than seven different types of school-based scholarships, along with more than 10 other scholarship and fellowship programs besides the traditional financial aid awards. The Trustee Club level scholarship awards $17,000 annually, or $68,000 over eight semesters to students with GPAs between 3.8-4.0. The Trustee scholarship grants students $13,000 annually, or $52,000 over eight semesters, if they have a GPA between 3.5 and 3.79. There are also three different scholarship levels for South Carolina residents — the Palmetto Fellowship, the S.C. Life and the S.C. Hope scholarships.
The school also awards a number of other scholarships. Those include scholarships in athletics, concert choir, gospel choir, Army ROTC, wind ensemble, dance and marching band. The opportunities to obtain scholarships also extend through programs like the Mercedes Benz scholarship program and the Kellogg African American Public Health Fellowship.
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Athletics
Benedict is a Division II school. It competes in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The school competes in the following sports: football, men and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, track and field, cross country, golf, handball, soccer, tennis,volleyball, cheerleading, and marching band. On-campus football games are held in the Charlie W. Johnson Stadium. The school
Local Community
Columbia is South Carolina
Additional School Information
Diversity magazine named Benedict one of the top 100 black colleges in the country. Its enrollment growth since the mid-1990s has made it the second largest private undergraduate school in South Carolina.
The honors debate team has won a championship, and the gospel choir is nationally-ranked. The debate team
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