Bennett College
Bennett College is a private nonprofit college in Greensboro, NC, with about 162 students on campus.
What to know about Bennett College
Little price break for lower-income families
Families earning under $30,000 pay about $27,576 a year after grants, about the same as the $20,527 paid by families over $110,000. The average across families on aid is $28,299, more than at 80% of 4-year colleges. What it costs ↓
A price above most colleges, earnings below most
After aid, Bennett College costs $28,299 a year, more than 80% of 4-year colleges. Ten years after starting, former students earn a median $36,654, less than at 64% of colleges. Outcomes ↓
Bennett College is a historically Black college
It was founded to educate Black students, and 72% of undergraduates today are Black. The students ↓
Loan payments above the 10% comfort line
The typical graduate owes $28,130, about $298 a month over ten years. That’s 15.5% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting, above the 10% many advisers treat as a comfort line. Outcomes ↓
All undergraduates are women
Every one of Bennett College’s 195 undergraduates is a woman. 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.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $41,296 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $28,299.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $126,276 over 4 years · 24% off the sticker price
How hard is it to get into Bennett College?
of applicants admitted
About 10 of every 20 applicants get in.
Test scores of admitted students
The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 925.
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
$298 a month against about $1,929 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 10% 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).
Earnings by family background
Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment
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
178 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Greensboro
13% of Greensboro’s 308,667 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Greensboro pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Bennett 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.