Atchison, Kansas · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Benedictine College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Atchison, Kansas. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 2,535 students in fall 2024, including 2,403 undergraduates and 132 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Benedictine College offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 56 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Theology, and Finance. It awarded 540 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
83% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
2,535
Students enrolled
83%
First-year retention
540
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
56
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 56
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
83%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
499
Master's degrees
41
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,535
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,403
Graduate students, fall 2024
132
Full-time, fall 2024
90%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,730
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,543
Graduate students, 2024-25
187
Full-time, 2024-25
86%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
51%
Men
49%
White
74%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
10%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Heart of America Athletic Conference
President
Stephen D. Minnis
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training