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Education at Benedict

Benedict graduates about 24 education majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 319th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 55 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year249% of the class
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate68%whole school
SAT middle 50%820–1020whole school

Around Benedict

Benedict College Historic District Antisdel Chapel
Antisdel ChapelPhoto: Eastward Gypsy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Allen University's Chappelle Administration Building in Columbia, South Carolina
ChappelleAdministrationBuildingPhoto: Abductive · CC0 · source
Carver Theatre
Carver Theater front facadePhoto: Eastward Gypsy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Levi J. Coppin Hall is a historic building at Allen University, Columbia, South
CoppinHall1Photo: Abductive · CC0 · source

Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 23 · Dorm 4 · Library 1 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. College of Charleston 55
  2. Central Connecticut State University 55
  3. Cedarville University 55
  4. Florida Southern College 55
  5. Norwich University 55
  6. Saint Vincent College 55
  7. Ball State University 54
  8. West Chester University of Pennsylvania 54

Other strong majors at Benedict

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Benedict with every school we score in education. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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