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Benedictine College

  • LocationAtchison, KS
  • Type and sizePrivate nonprofit · 4-year · 2,465 students
  • SponsorMonks of St. Benedict's Abbey and Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica Monastery
  • TraditionBenedictine
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Benedictine College is a Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts college in Atchison, Kansas, sponsored by the monks of St. Benedict's Abbey and the sisters of Mount St. Scholastica Monastery. Mass is celebrated each weekday and four times on Sunday at St. Benedict's Abbey on campus, confession is scheduled on weekdays and Sundays, and a residence-hall chapel offers round-the-clock Eucharistic adoration. All undergraduates take Introduction to Theology and Principles of Nature plus two courses each in the Faith and Philosophical Inquiry categories, and residence halls are designated for men or for women.

Mass, confession, and adoration

Confirm with the parish

Mass 5

  • Monday–Friday5:30 PMGuadalupe Chapel, St. Benedict's Abbey
  • Sunday8:00 AMGuadalupe Chapel, St. Benedict's Abbey · Extraordinary Form.
  • Sunday9:00 AMSt. Benedict's Abbey Church
  • Sunday11:00 AMSt. Benedict's Abbey Church · Student Mass.
  • Sunday8:00 PMSt. Benedict's Abbey Church · Student Mass.

Confession 4

  • Monday–Friday4:00 PM–5:00 PMSt. Benedict's Abbey Church
  • Sunday8:00 AM–8:50 AMSt. Benedict's Abbey Church
  • Sunday10:00 AM–10:50 AMSt. Benedict's Abbey Church
  • Sunday7:00 PM–7:50 PMSt. Benedict's Abbey Church

Adoration 2

  • Monday–Friday1:00 PM–9:00 PMSt. Martin's Chapel, St. Martin's Memorial Hall
  • Saturday7:00 PMSt. Benedict's Abbey (holy hour with the monks) · Listed in the Abbey's Divine Office schedule.

Times come only from official parish, chaplaincy, or school pages, and can change with the season. Last verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Sources for these times (2)
  1. Faith Life - Mass Times & Sacramental Life | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/sacramental · verified Oct. 7, 2026
    “Mass Times and Locations Monday – Friday Time | Location | 5:30 p.m. | Guadalupe Chapel in St. Benedict’s Abbey |”
    Mass is celebrated Monday through Friday at 5:30 p.m. in Guadalupe Chapel in St. Benedict's Abbey.
    “8:00 a.m. | Guadalupe Chapel in St. Benedict’s Abbey (Extraordinary Form of the Mass) | 9:00 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 11:00 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church (Student Mass) | 8:00 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church (Student Mass) |”
    Four Sunday Masses are listed: 8:00 a.m. (Extraordinary Form), 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 8:00 p.m.
    “8:00 a.m. | Guadalupe Chapel in St. Benedict’s Abbey (Extraordinary Form of the Mass) | 9:00 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 11:00 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church (Student Mass) | 8:00 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church (Student Mass) |”
    Four Sunday Masses are listed: 8:00 a.m. (Extraordinary Form), 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 8:00 p.m.
    “8:00 a.m. | Guadalupe Chapel in St. Benedict’s Abbey (Extraordinary Form of the Mass) | 9:00 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 11:00 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church (Student Mass) | 8:00 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church (Student Mass) |”
    Four Sunday Masses are listed: 8:00 a.m. (Extraordinary Form), 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 8:00 p.m.
    “8:00 a.m. | Guadalupe Chapel in St. Benedict’s Abbey (Extraordinary Form of the Mass) | 9:00 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 11:00 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church (Student Mass) | 8:00 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church (Student Mass) |”
    Four Sunday Masses are listed: 8:00 a.m. (Extraordinary Form), 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 8:00 p.m.
    “Reconciliation Monday – Friday Time | Location | 4:00-5:00 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | Sunday Time | Location | 8:00-8:50 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 10:00-10:50 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 7:00-7:50 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church |”
    Confession is scheduled Monday through Friday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. and three times on Sunday in the Abbey Church.
    “Reconciliation Monday – Friday Time | Location | 4:00-5:00 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | Sunday Time | Location | 8:00-8:50 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 10:00-10:50 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 7:00-7:50 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church |”
    Confession is scheduled Monday through Friday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. and three times on Sunday in the Abbey Church.
    “Reconciliation Monday – Friday Time | Location | 4:00-5:00 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | Sunday Time | Location | 8:00-8:50 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 10:00-10:50 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 7:00-7:50 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church |”
    Confession is scheduled Monday through Friday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. and three times on Sunday in the Abbey Church.
    “Reconciliation Monday – Friday Time | Location | 4:00-5:00 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | Sunday Time | Location | 8:00-8:50 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 10:00-10:50 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 7:00-7:50 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church |”
    Confession is scheduled Monday through Friday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. and three times on Sunday in the Abbey Church.
  2. Spiritual Growth | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/growth · verified Oct. 7, 2026
    “Located on the ground floor of St. Martin’s Memorial Hall, this chapel is the location for adoration from Monday to Friday from 1-9:00 p.m.”
    St. Martin's Chapel on campus is open for adoration each weekday afternoon and evening.
    “All students are invited to join the monks in praying the Divine Office: Monday-Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Vigils/Lauds – 5:45 a.m. Midday Prayer – 11:45 a.m. Vespers – 5:00 p.m. Compline – 7:30 p.m. | Vigils/Lauds – 5:45 a.m. Midday Prayer – 11:45 a.m. Vespers – 5:45 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration Holy Hour – 7:00 p.m.”
    Students may join the monks of St. Benedict's Abbey for the Divine Office; on Saturdays the schedule includes a 7:00 p.m. Eucharistic adoration holy hour.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of Benedictine College, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miSaint Benedict Catholic Church: 0.1 mi1Saint Benedict's Abbey: 0.2 mi2Saint Scholastica Chapel: 1.5 mi3Saint Joseph Church: 1.8 mi4Benedictine College Ministry (Mission and Ministry): 0.1 miBenedictine College (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic centerCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Benedict Catholic Church — 0.1 mi · 1000 North 2nd Street, Atchison
  2. Saint Benedict's Abbey — 0.2 mi
  3. Saint Scholastica Chapel — 1.5 mi
  4. Saint Joseph Church — 1.8 mi

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

Faith scorecard

Each line is one thing we looked for. A check means yes, a half means partly, a dash means no. “Not enough information” means official sources did not say.

ASacramental life: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Sacramental life

98 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Weekday Mass on campus during the academic yearEvery weekday (5 or more weekdays) (Monday-Friday 5:30 p.m. in Guadalupe Chapel (crypt of the Abbey Church).)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life - Mass Times & Sacramental Life | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/sacramental · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Mass Times and Locations Monday – Friday Time | Location | 5:30 p.m. | Guadalupe Chapel in St. Benedict’s Abbey |”
      Mass is celebrated Monday through Friday at 5:30 p.m. in Guadalupe Chapel in St. Benedict's Abbey.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Sunday Mass on campus (including Saturday vigil)Two or more weekend Masses (Sunday 8:00 a.m. (Extraordinary Form), 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 8:00 p.m.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life - Mass Times & Sacramental Life | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/sacramental · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “8:00 a.m. | Guadalupe Chapel in St. Benedict’s Abbey (Extraordinary Form of the Mass) | 9:00 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 11:00 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church (Student Mass) | 8:00 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church (Student Mass) |”
      Four Sunday Masses are listed: 8:00 a.m. (Extraordinary Form), 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 8:00 p.m.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Scheduled confession on campusThree or more scheduled times per week (Monday-Friday 4:00-5:00 p.m. and three Sunday times.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life - Mass Times & Sacramental Life | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/sacramental · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Reconciliation Monday – Friday Time | Location | 4:00-5:00 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | Sunday Time | Location | 8:00-8:50 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 10:00-10:50 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 7:00-7:50 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church |”
      Confession is scheduled Monday through Friday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. and three times on Sunday in the Abbey Church.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Eucharistic adorationEvery weekday or more often, or perpetual adoration (24/7 adoration in St. Michael Chapel (residence hall); perpetual adoration also at St. Benedict's Parish in partnership with the college.)
    Sources (2)
    1. St. Michael Hall | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/student-life/residential/st-michael-hall · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Mass is offered in this chapel one morning a month and on the residence hall’s feast day, September 29, for residents of St. Michael Hall and other men on campus. The chapel offers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week adoration of the Blessed Sacrament”
      St. Michael Hall's chapel has a monthly hall Mass and 24/7 Eucharistic adoration.
    2. Faith Life - Mass Times & Sacramental Life | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/sacramental · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “We have partnered with St. Benedict’s Parish to offer Perpetual Adoration in the nave of St. Benedict’s Church.”
      The college partners with St. Benedict's Parish to offer perpetual adoration.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Priests serving studentsAt least one full-time priest chaplain (or a resident community of priests serving campus ministry)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life - About Mission & Ministry | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/ministry/about · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Megan Ryan Director of College Ministry Office: 913-360-7195 | Email Fr. Ryan Richardson Chaplain”
      College Ministry lists a priest chaplain among its five staff members.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Chapel open for prayer on campusYes
    Sources (2)
    1. St. Michael Hall | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/student-life/residential/st-michael-hall · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Mass is offered in this chapel one morning a month and on the residence hall’s feast day, September 29, for residents of St. Michael Hall and other men on campus. The chapel offers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week adoration of the Blessed Sacrament”
      St. Michael Hall's chapel has a monthly hall Mass and 24/7 Eucharistic adoration.
    2. Spiritual Growth | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/growth · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Located on the ground floor of St. Martin’s Memorial Hall, this chapel is the location for adoration from Monday to Friday from 1-9:00 p.m.”
      St. Martin's Chapel on campus is open for adoration each weekday afternoon and evening.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Published weekly schedule of Mass, confession, and adoration20 to 29 times a week (23 weekly times documented: 9 Mass, 8 confession, 6 adoration.)Computed from the verified Mass, confession, and adoration times listed on this page (each day a time is offered counts once).
ATheology and core curriculum: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Theology and core curriculum

100 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Theology or religious studies courses required of all bachelor's studentsThree or more courses (Introduction to Theology plus two courses in the Faith foundation category. The general education page says foundation courses need not come from a specific department.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Our Catholic Mission & Identity | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/about/catholic-identity · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Undergraduate students are required to take Introduction to Theology and Principles of Nature, Benedictine College’s core theology and philosophy courses, in addition to two courses each in the categories of Faith and Philosophical Inquiry.”
      All undergraduates take Introduction to Theology and Principles of Nature plus two Faith and two Philosophical Inquiry courses.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Required theology includes explicitly Catholic content (Scripture, Catholic tradition, sacraments)At least one required course is explicitly Catholic theology (Introduction to Theology is required of all students, and the Theology Program states its mission is to teach Catholic theology.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Our Catholic Mission & Identity | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/about/catholic-identity · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Undergraduate students are required to take Introduction to Theology and Principles of Nature, Benedictine College’s core theology and philosophy courses, in addition to two courses each in the categories of Faith and Philosophical Inquiry.”
      All undergraduates take Introduction to Theology and Principles of Nature plus two Faith and two Philosophical Inquiry courses.
    2. Degree in Theology - Majors & Programs | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/academics/degrees/theology · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “The mission of the Theology Program is to teach Catholic theology “in a manner faithful to scripture, Tradition, and the Church’s Magisterium””
      Benedictine offers a B.A. in Theology, and the Theology Program's stated mission is to teach Catholic theology.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Philosophy courses required of all bachelor's studentsThree or more courses (Principles of Nature plus two courses in the Philosophical Inquiry category.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Our Catholic Mission & Identity | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/about/catholic-identity · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Undergraduate students are required to take Introduction to Theology and Principles of Nature, Benedictine College’s core theology and philosophy courses, in addition to two courses each in the categories of Faith and Philosophical Inquiry.”
      All undergraduates take Introduction to Theology and Principles of Nature plus two Faith and two Philosophical Inquiry courses.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Core curriculum explicitly draws on the Catholic intellectual traditionYes, stated in the catalog or core description
    Sources (1)
    1. Our Catholic Mission & Identity | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/about/catholic-identity · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Inspiring Scholarship: Drawing from the liberal arts and the Catholic intellectual tradition, we provide an education which is both timeless in its basis in eternal truths”
      The college's mission statement describes its education as drawing on the Catholic intellectual tradition.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Theology or religious studies major offeredYes
    Sources (1)
    1. Degree in Theology - Majors & Programs | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/academics/degrees/theology · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “The mission of the Theology Program is to teach Catholic theology “in a manner faithful to scripture, Tradition, and the Church’s Magisterium””
      Benedictine offers a B.A. in Theology, and the Theology Program's stated mission is to teach Catholic theology.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Publicly affirms Ex Corde Ecclesiae in mission or governance documentsYes
    Sources (1)
    1. Our Catholic Mission & Identity | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/about/catholic-identity · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “The college regularly reviews how the academic program, student life program and other activities of Benedictine College support St. John Paul II’s 1990 Apostolic Constitution on Higher Education, Ex Corde Ecclesiae.”
      The college states that it regularly reviews its programs against Ex Corde Ecclesiae.
ACampus culture and residence life: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Campus culture and residence life

91 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Campus ministry staffing (chaplains, ministers, and professional staff)Five or more (Five staff listed on the College Ministry About Us page.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life - About Mission & Ministry | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/ministry/about · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Megan Ryan Director of College Ministry Office: 913-360-7195 | Email Fr. Ryan Richardson Chaplain”
      College Ministry lists a priest chaplain among its five staff members.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Retreats offered to students each yearOne to three (Alpha (new students), BC Koinonia, and Fan Into Flame (SPO) retreats listed; the Acts Team page also mentions unnamed class retreats.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Retreats & Conferences | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/growth/retreats-conferences · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “This retreat is for new students, held early each fall, prepares new students spiritually for college life”
      The college lists the Alpha retreat for new students, BC Koinonia, and the SPO Fan Into Flame retreat.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Catholic student organizations and faith-formation groupsThree or more
    Sources (2)
    1. Our Catholic Mission & Identity | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/about/catholic-identity · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Both FOCUS and Saint Paul’s Outreach (SPO) have a strong presence on campus and in the student community.”
      FOCUS and Saint Paul's Outreach serve students on campus.
    2. Spiritual Growth | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/growth · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “This fraternal organization meets monthly and is open to all practicing Catholic men.”
      A Knights of Columbus council meets on campus; other listed groups include FOCUS Bible studies, SPO households, Legion of Mary, Fiat, and Regnum Christi.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Single-sex residence optionsSingle-sex residence halls available
    Sources (2)
    1. Courtney S. Turner Hall | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/student-life/residential/turner-hall · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Courtney S. Turner Hall, the freshmen male residence hall, was built in 1957 and was renovated in 2005. It houses 140 men.”
      Turner Hall is a men's residence hall.
    2. St. Scholastica Hall | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/student-life/residential/st-scholastica-hall · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “with room for 141 freshman women”
      St. Scholastica Hall is a women's residence hall.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Overnight guest policy in residence hallsOvernight guests of the opposite sex not permitted
    Sources (1)
    1. Benedictine College Student Handbook (effective August 15, 2026)benedictine.edu/wp-content/uploads/files/student-life/benedictine-college-student-handbook.pdf · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Additionally, the College prohibits non-married members of the opposite sex from spending the night together even when sexual relations do not occur.”
      Overnight stays by unmarried members of the opposite sex are prohibited; room visitation hours end at midnight (Sun-Thu) or 1:30 a.m. (Fri-Sat).
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Faith life in residence halls (hall chaplains, hall Masses, or faith-based living communities)Yes
    Sources (1)
    1. St. Michael Hall | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/student-life/residential/st-michael-hall · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Mass is offered in this chapel one morning a month and on the residence hall’s feast day, September 29, for residents of St. Michael Hall and other men on campus. The chapel offers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week adoration of the Blessed Sacrament”
      St. Michael Hall's chapel has a monthly hall Mass and 24/7 Eucharistic adoration.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Office or senior officer for mission and Catholic identityNot enough information: not found in official sources.
BService and Catholic social teaching: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Service and Catholic social teaching

82 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Service or volunteer centerYes
    Sources (1)
    1. Local Service - Missions & Service | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/missions-service/service · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “See the Benedictine College service opportunities and our local partners on our GivePulse page. Service Coordinator: Daniel Smith”
      Missions & Service coordinates local volunteer service with a designated service coordinator.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Service-learning or community engagement in the curriculumAvailable (courses or programs)
    Sources (1)
    1. Center for Service Learning | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/academics/centers/service-learning · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “More than 50 sections of service-learning courses were offered in the 2023-2024 academic year. These courses engaged more than 675 students (28% of the student body)”
      A Center for Service-Learning supports elective service-learning course sections.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Catholic social teaching in the curriculum (course, minor, center, or core requirement)Offered (course, minor, or center) (Center for Integral Ecology is framed by Catholic social teaching.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Center for Integral Ecology | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/academics/centers/integral-ecology · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “The Center’s vision is consistent with Catholic social teaching’s emphasis that both the created world and the most vulnerable of society are a gift from God to be cherished and cared for.”
      The Center for Integral Ecology is a care-for-creation center framed by Catholic social teaching.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Pro-life engagement (student pro-life group, support for pregnant and parenting students, or institutional initiatives)Two or more (Ravens Respect Life student group and an annual March for Life trip.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Ravens Respect Life - Clubs & Organizations | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/student-life/organizations/ravens-respect-life · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “As the pro-life student organization of Benedictine College, the vision of Ravens Respect Life is to empower and equip the student body to defend and promote the dignity of the human person from conception until natural death”
      Ravens Respect Life is the college's pro-life student organization.
    2. Our Catholic Mission & Identity | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/about/catholic-identity · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Ravens Respect Life coordinates student Pro-Life initiatives and the annual student trip to Washington, D.C. for the March for Life.”
      Students travel annually to the March for Life.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersion trips, poverty, migration, or care-for-creation initiatives)Two or more
    Sources (2)
    1. Domestic Mission Trips - Missions & Service | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/missions-service/domestic · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “There is an abundance of spiritual and material poverty right here in the USA. Our domestic missions show that we see the pain and we will not stand idle.”
      Domestic mission trips address poverty, including trips to the Texas border and Kinship Community Food Center in Milwaukee.
    2. Center for Integral Ecology | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/academics/centers/integral-ecology · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “The Center’s vision is consistent with Catholic social teaching’s emphasis that both the created world and the most vulnerable of society are a gift from God to be cherished and cared for.”
      The Center for Integral Ecology is a care-for-creation center framed by Catholic social teaching.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Service explicitly rooted in the Catholic mission (run with campus ministry or the mission office, or framed by Catholic social teaching)Yes
    Sources (1)
    1. College Ministry Teams | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/ministry/teams · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Christ calls us to imitate Him through prayer and service to others. Service Team gives students an opportunity to share their talents with people and organizations in the surrounding communities.”
      College Ministry runs a Service Team framed by Christian discipleship.

Grades come from the documented indicators under the published rubric. “Not enough information” does not mean the school lacks it.

Strengths

  • Mass is celebrated on campus every weekday and four times on Sunday, with confession scheduled each weekday afternoon and three times on Sunday.
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life - Mass Times & Sacramental Life | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/sacramental · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Mass Times and Locations Monday – Friday Time | Location | 5:30 p.m. | Guadalupe Chapel in St. Benedict’s Abbey |”
      Mass is celebrated Monday through Friday at 5:30 p.m. in Guadalupe Chapel in St. Benedict's Abbey.
      “8:00 a.m. | Guadalupe Chapel in St. Benedict’s Abbey (Extraordinary Form of the Mass) | 9:00 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 11:00 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church (Student Mass) | 8:00 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church (Student Mass) |”
      Four Sunday Masses are listed: 8:00 a.m. (Extraordinary Form), 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 8:00 p.m.
      “Reconciliation Monday – Friday Time | Location | 4:00-5:00 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | Sunday Time | Location | 8:00-8:50 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 10:00-10:50 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 7:00-7:50 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church |”
      Confession is scheduled Monday through Friday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. and three times on Sunday in the Abbey Church.
  • A residence-hall chapel offers Eucharistic adoration 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and another campus chapel holds weekday afternoon adoration.
    Sources (2)
    1. St. Michael Hall | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/student-life/residential/st-michael-hall · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Mass is offered in this chapel one morning a month and on the residence hall’s feast day, September 29, for residents of St. Michael Hall and other men on campus. The chapel offers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week adoration of the Blessed Sacrament”
      St. Michael Hall's chapel has a monthly hall Mass and 24/7 Eucharistic adoration.
    2. Spiritual Growth | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/growth · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Located on the ground floor of St. Martin’s Memorial Hall, this chapel is the location for adoration from Monday to Friday from 1-9:00 p.m.”
      St. Martin's Chapel on campus is open for adoration each weekday afternoon and evening.
  • All undergraduates take Introduction to Theology and Principles of Nature plus two courses each in the Faith and Philosophical Inquiry categories.
    Sources (1)
    1. Our Catholic Mission & Identity | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/about/catholic-identity · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Undergraduate students are required to take Introduction to Theology and Principles of Nature, Benedictine College’s core theology and philosophy courses, in addition to two courses each in the categories of Faith and Philosophical Inquiry.”
      All undergraduates take Introduction to Theology and Principles of Nature plus two Faith and two Philosophical Inquiry courses.
  • The student handbook prohibits unmarried members of the opposite sex from spending the night together in residence halls.
    Sources (1)
    1. Benedictine College Student Handbook (effective August 15, 2026)benedictine.edu/wp-content/uploads/files/student-life/benedictine-college-student-handbook.pdf · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Additionally, the College prohibits non-married members of the opposite sex from spending the night together even when sexual relations do not occur.”
      Overnight stays by unmarried members of the opposite sex are prohibited; room visitation hours end at midnight (Sun-Thu) or 1:30 a.m. (Fri-Sat).

Concerns

  • Three named student retreats are listed (Alpha, BC Koinonia, Fan Into Flame); the rubric's top tier requires four or more distinct retreats.
    Sources (1)
    1. Retreats & Conferences | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/growth/retreats-conferences · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “This retreat is for new students, held early each fall, prepares new students spiritually for college life”
      The college lists the Alpha retreat for new students, BC Koinonia, and the SPO Fan Into Flame retreat.
  • Service-learning is offered through elective course sections but is not required of all students; the college reports 28% of students took part in 2023-2024.
    Sources (1)
    1. Center for Service Learning | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/academics/centers/service-learning · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “More than 50 sections of service-learning courses were offered in the 2023-2024 academic year. These courses engaged more than 675 students (28% of the student body)”
      A Center for Service-Learning supports elective service-learning course sections.
  • Official pages give different student Mass times: the Mass Times page lists weekday Mass at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday student Masses at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m., while the Spiritual Growth page lists 5:15 p.m. and 10 a.m./8 p.m.
    Sources (2)
    1. Faith Life - Mass Times & Sacramental Life | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/sacramental · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “Mass Times and Locations Monday – Friday Time | Location | 5:30 p.m. | Guadalupe Chapel in St. Benedict’s Abbey |”
      Mass is celebrated Monday through Friday at 5:30 p.m. in Guadalupe Chapel in St. Benedict's Abbey.
      “8:00 a.m. | Guadalupe Chapel in St. Benedict’s Abbey (Extraordinary Form of the Mass) | 9:00 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 11:00 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church (Student Mass) | 8:00 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church (Student Mass) |”
      Four Sunday Masses are listed: 8:00 a.m. (Extraordinary Form), 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 8:00 p.m.
    2. Spiritual Growth | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/growth · verified Oct. 7, 2026
      “It is the location of all the major student Masses, including Sunday student Masses at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Weekday Mass is at 5:15 p.m.”
      The Spiritual Growth page lists Sunday student Masses at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. and weekday Mass at 5:15 p.m., differing from the Mass Times page.

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Campus ministry home

Benedictine College Ministry (Mission and Ministry)

  • Address: 1020 North Second Street, Atchison, Kansas 66002
  • Location: On campus
  • Facilities: ministry office, St. Martin's Chapel (St. Martin's Memorial Hall), St. Benedict's Abbey Church, Guadalupe Chapel (Abbey Church crypt), St. Joseph Chapel (Abbey Church crypt), Mary's Grotto

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Catholic clubs and student life

49 groups and regular activities · 35 on campus, 11 off campus, 3 location not published

Faith formation 7

  • Kansas Catholic College Student ConventionOff campus
    Typically February
    Statewide convention for Catholic college students with Mass, talks, and discussion.
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  • FOCUS Bible studiesOn campus
    Weekly
    Weekly men's and women's small-group Bible studies, mentoring, and leadership training led by FOCUS missionaries.
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  • OCIAOn campus
    Course for students joining the Church or receiving sacraments; an RCIA student team accompanies participants.
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  • Marriage preparation and Natural Family PlanningOn campus
    Marriage preparation with chaplains and an annual course, plus NFP courses.
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  • Spiritual directionOn campus
    Spiritual direction with college chaplains and religious sisters; sign up at the Ministry Office.
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  • Vocation FairOn campus
    Spring
    Annual fair with dozens of religious orders and diocesan vocation directors.
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  • Oblates of St. BenedictOn campus
    Monthly
    Students may become Benedictine oblates, meeting monthly with the Director of Oblates.
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Liturgy and prayer 14

  • Divine Office with the sisters of Mount St. ScholasticaOff campus
    Daily
    Students may join the Benedictine sisters for Morning, Midday, and Evening Praise at the monastery, 801 S. 8th St.
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  • House blessingsOff campus
    Start of each semester
    Chaplains bless off-campus student houses at the start of each semester.
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  • Chapel TeamOn campus
    Students serve as ushers, lectors, Eucharistic ministers, and servers, and sign up for weekly adoration hours.
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  • Music TeamOn campus
    Student musicians who provide music for Mass.
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  • UndergroundOn campus
    Monthly
    Monthly worship events for college and high school students.
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  • Praise and worship in Guadalupe ChapelOn campus
    Weekly
    Weekly praise and worship in Guadalupe Chapel, which also hosts a vigil for life.
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  • Divine Office with the monks of St. Benedict's AbbeyOn campus
    Daily
    Students may join the monks for Vigils/Lauds, Midday Prayer, Vespers, Compline, and a Saturday holy hour.
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  • Raven RosaryOn campus
    Wednesdays 7:30 AM
    College president leads a Rosary in St. Joseph's Chapel in the Abbey crypt.
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  • Daily Rosary at Mary's GrottoOn campus
    Daily 5:10 PM
    Rosary prayed each day at the campus grotto.
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  • Eucharistic and Marian processionsOn campus
    Eucharistic processions on Christ the King and Spring Service Day. Marian processions to the Grotto on major Marian feasts.
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  • Stations of the CrossOn campus
    Lenten Fridays 3:00 PM
    Stations of the Cross prayed on Friday afternoons during Lent.
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  • Guadalupe DayOn campus
    Annual celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe organized with the Chapel Team.
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  • Consecration to MaryOn campus
    Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (December 8)
    Annual campus-wide Marian consecration with free preparation booklets.
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  • St. Michael Hall chapel MassOn campus
    One morning a month; September 29
    Monthly morning Mass and feast-day Mass for men in the St. Michael Hall chapel, which also has 24/7 adoration.
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Other 2

  • Local pilgrimagesOff campus
    Day pilgrimages to sites such as the tomb of Mother Bridget Hayden, the shrine of St. Philippine Duchesne, and Fr. Kapaun's home area.
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  • Pilgrimages to Rome and the Holy LandOff campus
    Occasional College Ministry pilgrimages during spring break or summer.
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Service 8

  • March for Life tripOff campus
    January
    Ravens Respect Life coordinates the annual student trip to the March for Life in Washington, D.C.
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  • International mission tripsOff campus
    Spring break
    Spring break mission trips to Belize, the Dominican Republic, Ghana, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Suriname, and Uganda.
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  • Domestic mission tripsOff campus
    Spring break
    Trips to Alaska, Bethlehem Farm, Christ in the City, Hawaii, Kinship Community Food Center in Milwaukee, the Missionaries of Charity in Chicago, and the Texas border.
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  • Service TeamOff campus
    Volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity, nursing homes, soup kitchens, and other local groups.
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  • Hunger CoalitionOff campus
    Weekly; first Mondays and second Saturdays in Kansas City
    Skip-A-Meal sack lunches assembled Fridays and delivered Saturdays, and twice-monthly street outreach in Kansas City with Uplift, Inc.
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  • Retreat TeamOff campus
    Students lead confirmation and other retreats in parishes in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska.
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  • BCYC TeamOn campus
    Summer
    Students staff the summer Benedictine College Youth Conferences.
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  • CRS University chapterOn campus
    Catholic Relief Services student ambassadors run awareness campaigns, prayer services, advocacy, and fundraising.
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Clubs and groups 10

  • Saint Paul's Outreach households and prayer meetingsOn campus
    SPO households host prayer meetings at various times during the week.
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  • Knights of Columbus Council #4708On campus
    Monthly
    College council of the Knights of Columbus; meets monthly and focuses on charitable work.
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  • Ravens Respect LifeOn campus
    Pro-life student organization: prayer trips, sidewalk-counselor training, fundraisers for pregnancy resource centers, and diaper drives.
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  • Legion of MaryOn campus
    Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Praesidium: Marian statue visits, nursing home visits, and distribution of sacramentals.
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  • FiatOn campus
    Women's group devoted to Mary through Scripture and the lives of the saints.
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  • Regnum ChristiOn campus
    Campus group of the Regnum Christi movement for fellowship and accountability.
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  • Communion and Liberation UniversityOn campus
    Student club with School of Community, singing nights, dinners, charitable work, and prayer.
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  • Latin Mass SocietyOn campus
    Student club for those attached to the older Roman Rite, with communal prayer and rides to Latin Masses on feast days.
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  • Saint Dymphna SocietyOn campus
    Club connecting psychology and the Catholic faith.
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  • Blessed Are Those Who MournOn campus
    Prayer and support community for students who have lost family members.
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Retreats 4

  • Acts Team class retreats and healing MassesOn campus
    Student ministry team that runs class retreats, healing Masses, and outreach events on campus.
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  • Alpha Retreat
    Early fall
    Retreat for new students early each fall with talks on Scripture, Theology of the Body, prayer, and evangelization; location not stated.
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  • BC Koinonia
    Each semester
    Student-run weekend retreat offered each semester, with fellowship and the sacraments; location not stated.
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  • Fan Into Flame
    Spring
    Saint Paul's Outreach spring retreat on the Holy Spirit; location not stated.
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Social life 4

  • Cana House of Hospitality ClubOn campus
    Club that shares meals and hosts events under the patronage of Mary.
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  • Ministry FairOn campus
    Start of each semester
    Sign-up fair for ministry teams, organizations, and programs.
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  • Jam for the LambOn campus
    End of each semester
    End-of-semester student talent showcase of music, worship, and skits.
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  • Donuts after MassOn campus
    Hospitality Team serves donuts after Mass and hosts receptions.
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Everything listed is published by the school, its campus ministry, or the parish. Ask the campus minister what’s happening this semester.

Campus ministry

Sources (8)
  1. Faith Life - About Mission & Ministry | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/ministry/about · verified Oct. 7, 2026
    “Megan Ryan Director of College Ministry Office: 913-360-7195 | Email Fr. Ryan Richardson Chaplain”
    College Ministry lists a priest chaplain among its five staff members.
    “1020 North Second Street Atchison, Kansas 66002”
    The College Ministry pages list the campus address, 1020 North Second Street, Atchison, Kansas 66002.
  2. College Ministry | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/ministry · verified Oct. 7, 2026
    “Mission and Ministry exists to achieve the goals of Benedictine College by transforming lives in Christ for a life of mission.”
    The college has a Mission and Ministry office.
  3. Our Catholic Mission & Identity | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/about/catholic-identity · verified Oct. 7, 2026
    “Both FOCUS and Saint Paul’s Outreach (SPO) have a strong presence on campus and in the student community.”
    FOCUS and Saint Paul's Outreach serve students on campus.
    “Both FOCUS and Saint Paul’s Outreach (SPO) have a strong presence on campus and in the student community.”
    FOCUS and Saint Paul's Outreach serve students on campus.
  4. Spiritual Growth | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/growth · verified Oct. 7, 2026
    “This fraternal organization meets monthly and is open to all practicing Catholic men.”
    A Knights of Columbus council meets on campus; other listed groups include FOCUS Bible studies, SPO households, Legion of Mary, Fiat, and Regnum Christi.
    “Located on the ground floor of St. Martin’s Memorial Hall, this chapel is the location for adoration from Monday to Friday from 1-9:00 p.m.”
    St. Martin's Chapel on campus is open for adoration each weekday afternoon and evening.
    “Guadalupe Chapel is located in the Crypt of the Abbey Church. This space is where daily mass is celebrated Monday to Friday at 5:30pm. This place also hosts retreats, special events, vigil for life and weekly praise and worship.”
    Guadalupe Chapel in the Abbey Church crypt hosts weekday Mass, retreats, and weekly praise and worship.
    “St. Joseph Chapel is located in the back of the Crypt of the Abbey Church. This space has no regular mass schedule but Christ in the Eucharist is present.”
    St. Joseph Chapel in the Abbey Church crypt is a Eucharistic chapel used for retreats and prayer groups.
  5. Ravens Respect Life - Clubs & Organizations | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/student-life/organizations/ravens-respect-life · verified Oct. 7, 2026
    “As the pro-life student organization of Benedictine College, the vision of Ravens Respect Life is to empower and equip the student body to defend and promote the dignity of the human person from conception until natural death”
    Ravens Respect Life is the college's pro-life student organization.
  6. College Ministry Programs | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/ministry/programs · verified Oct. 7, 2026
    “Members of the School Sisters of Christ the King, and the Marian Sisters offer appointments for spiritual direction. To sign up, stop by the Ministry Office.”
    College Ministry has a Ministry Office where students sign up for spiritual direction with chaplains and religious sisters.
  7. Faith Life - Mass Times & Sacramental Life | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/sacramental · verified Oct. 7, 2026
    “8:00 a.m. | Guadalupe Chapel in St. Benedict’s Abbey (Extraordinary Form of the Mass) | 9:00 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church | 11:00 a.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church (Student Mass) | 8:00 p.m. | St. Benedict’s Abbey Church (Student Mass) |”
    Four Sunday Masses are listed: 8:00 a.m. (Extraordinary Form), 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 8:00 p.m.
  8. Mary's Grotto | Benedictine Collegebenedictine.edu/faith-life/grotto · verified Oct. 7, 2026
    “A daily Rosary is prayed at Mary’s Grotto at 5:10 p.m.”
    A Rosary is prayed daily at Mary's Grotto at 5:10 p.m.

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Academic Excellence

CAcademic Excellence: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
68 of 100
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.62%
  • First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.83%
  • Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.SAT 1,252 · ACT 25.5
  • Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.16 to 1
  • Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$8,346

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
2,391
Total students2,465
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$27,891
Cost of attendance (per year)$52,206
Median federal debt at graduation$24,599
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
62%
First-year retention83%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$53,175
Admission rate98%
Students receiving Pell grants19%
Admission test scores (middle 50% of admitted students who submitted scores)
Average SAT1252
SAT reading & writing570–690
SAT math570–690
ACT composite22–29
Test policyConsidered but not required

Value index: 45 / 100 (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas

The Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: usccb.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

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Questions families ask

Is Benedictine College a Catholic college?
Yes. Benedictine College is a Catholic college in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. Its sponsor is Monks of St. Benedict's Abbey and Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica Monastery.
What is Benedictine College’s Compass Score?
87 out of 100 (grade A). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.
Where is Mass celebrated at Benedictine College?
Mass is listed at Guadalupe Chapel, St. Benedict's Abbey and St. Benedict's Abbey Church. Days and times are on this page; please confirm with the parish or campus ministry before you go.
Is Benedictine College Compass Recommended?
Yes. Benedictine College meets the Compass Recommended standard for Catholic identity and academics.

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