Benedictine vs Mount Marty
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.Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SDCompass Score: Good · Top 46%
At a glance
- Mount Marty has the higher graduation rate: 52% against 50% at Benedictine.
- For families earning $48,001 to $75,000, Benedictine has the lower price after aid: $18,628 a year, against $23,669 at Mount Marty.
- Median earnings ten years after entry are higher at Benedictine: $63,446, against $48,179 at Mount Marty.
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 46%
Academic Excellence
B-Academic Excellence: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
Value
BValue: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 39%
C+Value: Solid (grade C+): 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
Yankton, SD
Setting
Suburb
Town
Students
2,989
1,314
Sports
NCAA Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NAIA · Great Plains Athletic Conference
Admission
Admission rate
95%
43%
Average SAT
Not reported
1120
ACT middle 50%
Not reported
18–25
Outcomes
Graduation rate
50%
52%
First-year retention
66%
68%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$63,446
$48,179
Median debt
$22,500
$26,396
Cost
Average price after aid
$22,313
$22,227
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$20,168
$19,564
$30,001–$48,000
$17,869
$18,492
$48,001–$75,000
$18,628
$23,669
$75,001–$110,000
$23,517
$22,331
Over $110,000
$27,454
$23,601
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 $67,187
- Business administration $59,205
- Teacher education $49,652
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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.