Beacon College
Beacon College is a private nonprofit college in Leesburg, FL, with about 497 students on campus.
Beacon College, in brief
A price above most colleges, earnings below most
After aid, Beacon College costs $53,517 a year, more than 99% of 4-year colleges. Ten years after starting, former students earn a median $29,420, less than at 81% of colleges. Outcomes ↓
Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges
Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $47,601 a year after grants. What it costs ↓
Loan payments above the 10% comfort line
The typical graduate owes $25,000, about $265 a month over ten years. That’s 16.0% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting, above the 10% many advisers treat as a comfort line. Outcomes ↓
Beacon College is very small
About 497 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓
Men outnumber women about two to one
65% of undergraduates are men and 35% are women. The students ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$265 a month against about $1,660 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 57% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
How hard is it to get into Beacon College?
of applicants admitted
About 9 of every 20 applicants get in.
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Beacon College is likely test-optional.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $70,775 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $53,517.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $208,468 over 4 years · 26% off the sticker price
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
The students
506 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Leesburg
3% of Leesburg’s 38,905 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Leesburg pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Beacon College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.