Costs & Scholarships

PAYMENT DEADLINES

Bills are due twice a year. About half the annual bill is due by August 1 and half by January 1. Payment is due in full on these dates. Benedictine College does not offer payment plans.


UNDERGRADUATE COSTS

The academic year is two semesters with a break in between.  The fall semester is August to December. The spring semester is January to May. Summer sessions are available but are not required.  The estimated costs below are for one year of studies (the August 2013 and January 2014 semesters):

 

FIXED COSTS (See below for more information)
 		 
Estimate Tuition$23,650
Estimate Housing$4,800
Estimate Meals$3,800
Subtotal of Fixed Costs$32,250
  
VARIABLE COSTS (See below for more information) 
  
Estimate Books$800
Estimate Personal Expenses$850
Estimate Fees$850
Subtotal of Variable Costs$2,500
  
TOTAL FIXED & VARIABLE COSTS$34,750
  

The information above is an estimate for the 2013-2014 academic year. It should be used only for budgeting. Prices increase slightly each year. Estimated costs do not include travel or medical insurance expenses.

More Information On Fixed & Variable Costs:

 

  • Individual Residence Hall prices and Meal options can be found here.
  • Books: Your cost for books may be higher or lower than the estimate. Students buy their textbooks from online bookstores.
  • Fees: Estimate includes orientation, dorm, technology, and course fees.

 

SCHOLARSHIPS

Benedictine College offers a limited number of scholarships for applicants. See below for qualifications.  Applicants must be accepted for admission before a scholarship can be awarded.

 

Student's QualificationTest Score & Scholarship
 
TOEFL
  • 79 or above - $8,000
  • Below 79 - $7,000
     
IELTS
  • 7 or above - $8,000
  • Below 7 - $7,000
     
SAT
  • 1090 (combined math and reading scores) or above - $8,000
  • Below 1090 - $7,000
     
ACT
  • 24 or above - $8,000
  • Below 24 - $7,000
     
No test score    
  • $6,000
     
Student studying abroad at BC temporarily
  • One-year student - $5,000
  • One-semester student - $2,500

 

CAMPUS JOBS

International students may work on-campus. Students working on campus typically earn $500 to $1,000 per year. Due to the competition for on-campus jobs, we cannot guarantee that any international or American student will get a job. See a database of on-campus ("work-study") jobs available. The U.S. government allows international students to work off-campus only in specific situations.


OTHER AID

Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible to apply for loans and grants from the U.S. government.

The following Web sites provide scholarship information for international students:

 

 

We also suggest you visit the Web site of your national government's Department of Education. Some countries provide study abroad financial aid to their citizens.

Examples are:

 


Loans and scholarships are also available to students from Caribbean and Latin American countries through the Organization of American States.

See a directory of scholarships for students from Latin American and Caribbean.