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University or college · Private nonprofit

Berea College

Berea, KY

Berea College is a private nonprofit college in Berea, KY, with about 1,487 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,487
1,487 undergrad
Admission rate
19%
lower than at 95% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$6,106
lower than at 97% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
58%
higher than at 58% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$43,150
higher than at 57% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Berea College, in brief

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $60,718, but the average family on federal aid pays $6,106 after grants, about 90% less. What it costs ↓

Most students come from lower-income families

84% of undergraduates receive Pell grants, the federal grant for lower-income students. The students ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Berea College’s biggest bachelor’s programs, computer science graduates earn a median $82,491 four years out. Biology graduates earn $32,729. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $60,718 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $51,658Room & board $8,208Books & supplies $750

After grants, the average family on aid pays $6,106.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$8,132

About $32,528 over 4 years · 87% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Berea College?

19%

of applicants admitted

About 4 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
588–680
SAT math
568–655
ACT
23–28

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1249.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
58%
within 6 years · Pell students 56%
Come back for year two
79%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$43,150
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$3,591
about $38 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

1.3%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$38 a month against about $2,973 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

68%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 84% 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).

Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Computer science 11%Biology 10%Business 10%Social sciences 8%Education 7%Psychology 7%Everything else 47%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations39 graduates a year
—not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, General31 graduates a year
$82k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies26 graduates a year
$42k4 yrs out
Biology, General26 graduates a year
$33k4 yrs out
Psychology, General22 graduates a year
$41k4 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General19 graduates a year
$56k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness15 graduates a year
—not reported
Agriculture, General14 graduates a year
$21k1 yr out
Who goes there

The students

1,513 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 42%Hispanic 18%Black 20%Asian 4%Two or more 7%International 9%

Women and men

Women 59%Men 41%
9 : 1
students per teacher
84%
get Pell grants (lower income)
8%
take federal loans
3%
undergrads 25 or older
0%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Berea

15% of Berea’s 16,662 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Berea pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Berea College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Eastern Kentucky UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Richmond
11.7 mi10,318 students
Centre CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Danville
27.1 mi1,356 students
Asbury Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wilmore
28.3 mi1,085 students
Asbury UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wilmore
28.5 mi1,342 students

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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.