Benedictine University (Benedictine) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Lisle, IL.
It offers 45 graduate programs - 25 Master's, 2 Doctorate, and 18 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $19,584.
A total of 945 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,917 students at Benedictine. Benedictine offers online graduate programs and 471 out of 945 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Benedictine's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $19,584. It offers forty-five (45) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Benedictine University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 5700 College Rd, Lisle, IL |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,147 students
471 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $19,584 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 45 Graduate Programs
25 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 18 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Benedictine University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Benedictine University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $19,584 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $799.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $19,196 |
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| Fees | $388 |
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| Cost per Credit | $799 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,976 |
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| Room & Board | $10,850 (On-Campus) / $10,944 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,622 (On-Campus) / $4,960 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $36,032 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $37,464 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $19,709 | $19,640 | $20,239 | $20,258 | $19,584 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Benedictine University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 45 major areas - 25 Master's (2 online programs), 2 Doctorate, 18 Post-Bachelor's (4 online programs). 749 students have been conferred Master's degree and 15 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 749 | 15 | 80 | - |
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| Men | 313 | 2 | 18 | - |
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| Women | 436 | 13 | 62 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Linguistics | 28 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Benedictine graduate schools have a total of 1,147 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 391 male and 756 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 414 full-time and 733 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 471 students enrolled through online exclusively and 126 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 310 White, 121 Black, and 110 Asian students are attending at Benedictine University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
7 grad students are younger than 22 and 205 students are older than 65. It has 427 students aged between 22 and 30 and 303 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,147 |
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| Men | 391 |
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| Women | 756 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,147 |
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| Full-time Students | 414 |
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| Part-time Students | 733 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,147 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 2 |
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| Asian | 110 |
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| Black | 121 |
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| Hispanic | 68 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 310 |
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| Two or more races | 15 |
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| Un-Known | 502 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,147 |
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| 21 & Under | 7 |
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| 22-24 | 168 |
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| 25-29 | 259 |
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| 30-34 | 165 |
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| 35-39 | 138 |
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| 40 & Over | 205 |
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Online Population
At Benedictine University graduate schools, 471 students enrolled online exclusively and 126 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 945 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 471 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 126 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 348 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 471 |
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| Illinois Resident | 274 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 195 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 2 |
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