Benedict College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Benedict College is a private baccalaureate college in Columbia, SC (city setting), with 1,694 undergraduates (53% women), affiliated with the Baptist. It admitted 67% of 8,073 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 820–1010 on the SAT and 14–19 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $32,000 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $18,146 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 21% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, biological sciences, criminal justice & protective services. The campus reported 0.79 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Benedict College ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 61 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 21%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $18,000
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Benedict College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Benedict College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 30 | — | 1 | $343k | $11,441 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 16 | — | 1 | $508k | $31,763 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 25 | — | 1 | $461k | $18,424 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 13 | — | 2 | $21k | $1,628 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 11 | — | 1 | $43k | $3,936 | — | |
| Football | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 152 | — | 1 | $1.5M | $9,720 | — | |
| Softball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 23 | — | 1 | $278k | $12,104 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 6 | — | 1 | $144k | $23,960 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 7 | — | 1 | $145k | $20,782 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 46 | — | 1 | $159k | $3,466 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 28 | — | 1 | $154k | $5,494 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 12 | — | 2 | $122k | $10,205 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 15 | — | 1 | $217k | $14,489 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.