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Berea College

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Berea, KYSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

19.3%

Total Profiles

4

SAT Range

1156–1335

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$49,326

Undergrad Enrollment

1,472

Applicants

2,073

Yield Rate

60.9%

Student:Faculty

9:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$6,106/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $24,424 over four years.

What grads earn

$40,768/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$45,218 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 10% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.6 years of pay.

61% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

22.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

10%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Berea College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$5,428
$30–48k$4,598
$48–75k$8,132
$75–110k$7,570
Over $110k$13,700

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

66%

Completion · all

67%

Completion · Pell

65%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

68%

Median debt

$3,591

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
2,073
Admitted
67832.7%
Enrolled
41361% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling2
Rape4
Statutory Rape2

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation53% / 47%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball29Basketball19Golf9Soccer27Tennis8Track & Field63

Women's

Basketball14Soccer23Softball13Tennis9Track & Field62Volleyball16

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Computer and Information Sciences, General31 grads
Business Administration and Management, General29 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General20 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse17 grads
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General13 grads
Art/Art Studies, General12 grads
Psychology, General12 grads
Human Development and Family Studies, General11 grads
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General10 grads
Agriculture, General10 grads

4yr Grad Rate

45%

6yr Grad Rate

66%

Retention Rate

79%

Median Earnings

$43,150