Private nonprofit · College

Bennett College

Greensboro, North Carolina · Large city

50.7%
Admit rate: $28,299
Avg net price: 25%
Graduation rate: $36,654
Median earnings

Bennett College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Greensboro, North Carolina (large city setting), enrolling 178 undergraduates. It is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). It is a women's college. It has a United Methodist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 178 undergradsLarge citySelective · 51% admitCold winters

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Bennett College's admitted students.

Admit rate: 50.7%
SAT (mid 50%): 820–1060
Avg GPA (est.): 2.77

Your test score

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A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Bennett College's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro is a city in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the inhabitants of the area that became Greensboro were the Saura, a Siouan-speaking people. Other indigenous cultures had occupied this area for thousands of years, typically settling along the waterways, as did the early settlers. The economy of Greensboro and the Piedmont Triad has traditionally centered around textiles, tobacco, and furniture. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 1 mile to Greensboro, NC
To the ocean: 157 miles
Nearest airport: 9 miles to Piedmont Triad (GSO) · major hub

How Bennett College compares

Selectivity50.7%

More selective than 84% · #12 most selective of 53 in North Carolina

SAT average925

Higher than 1%

Graduation rate25%

Higher than 8% · #50 of 56 in North Carolina

First-year retention86%

Higher than 78%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$36,654

Higher than 9% · #49 of 57 in North Carolina

Average net price$28,299

Cheaper than 20% · #50 cheapest of 57 in North Carolina

Median debt at graduation$28,130

Lower than 6%

Student–faculty ratio7 : 1

Lower than 92%

Undergraduate enrollment178

Larger than 12%

Percentiles compare Bennett College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in North Carolina.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White0.6%
Black72%
Hispanic2.8%
Asian0.6%
Other or multiracial24%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 178
Student–faculty ratio: 7 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 73%
First-generation students: 32%
Students over 25: 9%
Median family income: $26,482
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $59,094
Endowment: $16,520,944

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate: 50.7%
Test scores: Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %): 820–1060
SAT average: 925
SAT reading: 410–580
SAT math: 410–480
ACT composite: —
Average GPA (estimated): 2.77

Cost

In-state tuition: $19,140
Room & board: $9,804
Books & supplies: $422
Total cost of attendance: $41,296
Average net price: $28,299

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 25%
Graduated on time (4 years): 20%
First-year retention: 86%
Transferred to another college: 61%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $23,153
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $36,654
Median debt at graduation: $28,130
Students with federal loans: 68%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 17%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 179
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 100%+
Housing charge (year): $5,000
Meal plan (year): $4,804
Application fee: Free

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$27,576

$30–48k

$28,109

$48–75k

$31,569

$75–110k

$34,862

$110k+

$20,527

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Family income

Est. total to a degree

$136,353

$31,569/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

93%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$13,159

average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 93% — get grant money from Bennett College itself, averaging $13,159, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 30 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $36,654
Typical debt at graduation: $28,130
Debt vs. one year's pay: 77%
Out-earn a HS grad: 31%

Typical debt would take roughly 7.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high: 89°F
Winter low: 30°F
Annual rain: 45.9″
Annual snow: 7.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greensboro Wtp, NC US station (1.7 mi from campus).

What Bennett College graduates study — and earn

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Biology, General

6 grads— 1 yr$44k 5 yr— debt

6—$43,740—Business Administration, Management and Operations

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Social Work

4 grads— 1 yr$42k 5 yr— debt

4—$41,853—Journalism

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Psychology, General

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Mathematics

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Political Science and Government

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Music

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.