Berea College

Berea College is a private, liberal art college located in Berea, KY. The acceptance rate is 38%, making it relatively competitive. On our best overall colleges list, it ranks #263 in the USA. It is a smaller college with full-time enrollment of 1,534 undergrads. Berea's most regularly decided major is a Bachelor's in Biology, which makes up 9% of the student body. Other regularly chosen options include Information Science, which accounts for 7% of students, and Manufacturing Engineering Technician (6%). It has strong anthropology, art, chemistry and humanities programs, all ranking first in Kentucky. Additionally, Berea College comes in 1st in Kentucky according to our best colleges for low income students and best colleges for middle income students lists. Tuition costs $41,989 annually for students who are paying sticker price. Before you discount applying because of the price, be aware that 100% of Berea students are awarded at least some monetary support. 62% of Berea College undergraduates walk on graduation day, fresh and expecting to land an exciting job. Two years after graduation, graduates make a median income of $24,600. After 4 more years in the job market, their average yearly salary increases 37% to $33,700; however, that is still 16% less than the national median income. Applying students may also want to be aware that Berea's students' ACT scores usually range from 22 to 27. With regard for your wallet, be aware that the average meal plan cost is $3,112 per year. Our team of researchers rated Berea a 7.52 out of 10 for its quality of student life and our research team rated Berea a 7.52 for the quality of its campus. Apropos of the campus experience, 98% of undergraduates live in on-campus housing. To wrap things up, the highest-earning quartile of graduates take home a starting salary of $34,700 or more and fewer than one out of ten alumni miss payments on their student loans.