Benedictine vs Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
B-Compass Score: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Benedictine UniversityLisle, ILCompass Score: GoodBCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusMadison, NJCompass Score: Good · Top 39%
At a glance
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus has the higher graduation rate: 67% against 50% at Benedictine.
- For families earning up to $30,000, Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus has the lower price after aid: $12,624 a year, against $20,168 at Benedictine.
- Median earnings ten years after entry are higher at Benedictine: $63,446, against $57,273 at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus.
Scores
Compass Score
B-Compass Score: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 39%
Academic Excellence
B-Academic Excellence: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
A-Academic Excellence: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 20%
Value
BValue: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 39%
B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
The college
Category
Regional universities
Regional universities
Location
Lisle, IL
Madison, NJ
Setting
Suburb
Suburb
Students
2,989
2,778
Sports
NCAA Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA Division III · Freedom Conference
Admission
Admission rate
95%
95%
Average SAT
Not reported
Not reported
ACT middle 50%
Not reported
Not reported
Outcomes
Graduation rate
50%
67%
First-year retention
66%
78%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$63,446
$57,273
Median debt
$22,500
$25,000
Cost
Average price after aid
About $22,000
About $23,000
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
About $20,000
About $13,000
$30,001–$48,000
About $18,000
About $14,000
$48,001–$75,000
About $19,000
About $21,000
$75,001–$110,000
About $24,000
About $29,000
Over $110,000
About $27,000
About $34,000
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Nursing $97,934
- Computer science $91,698
- Human resources $90,891
- Management science $85,904
- Finance $83,914
- Nursing $98,585
- Accounting $87,753
- Finance $84,606
- Computing and information science $76,778
- Marketing $75,172
Compare with another college
Benedictine University · Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus
The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.