Benedict College to Lower its Cost of Attendance by Over $5,800

Benedict College [a UNCF-member institution] is rolling back its cost of attendance by $5,830 starting in the fall of 2018, the college announced on Tuesday. Reversing the trend of increasing cost for education each year, Benedict College is lowering the cost to be a Tiger from $28,630 to $22,800 a year. Additionally, the new tuition price will include book fees to cover student’s books for the academic year. The lower cost will apply to in-state and out-of-state, new, and returning students.

“We acknowledge that numerous families are challenged with the rising cost of tuition, and we want to do our part to make a Benedict College education both accessible and affordable for our students,” said Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, president and CEO of Benedict College. “The marketplace has spoken, and we are listening. We want to ensure the best and brightest students of hard-working families have access to higher education.”

The cost for non-boarding students to attend Benedict College will go down from $19,958 to $16,600 a savings $3,358. Tuition at the 148-year-old college has not been this low since 2010-2011, when non-boarding students paid $16,370, and boarding students paid $23,900. Benedict is resetting the tuition back to what it was more than eight years ago.

The College will continue to offer academic and performance-based scholarships and financial aid packages for qualifying students. With a high percentage of Benedict College students receiving some federal aid, the College remains committed to offering the best, but affordable education in the Southeast.

Benedict College has one of the largest undergraduate populations of the 20 private institutions in the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities network, and is one of the first to respond to the growing cost of higher education by adopting a lower tuition cost for the fall of 2018. The liberal arts college offers 32 majors, including a Continuing Education program for evening and weekend adult learners. For the last seven years, Washington Monthly magazine has ranked Benedict College among the best baccalaureate institutions in the nation, based on its contribution to public good.

For more information about enrolling at Benedict College, visit www.benedict.edu  or call 803.705.4910.