Berea College
Berea, Kentucky
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 1,513 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 19%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $5,836per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 62%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $48,07110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Berea charges no tuition, and every student works in its campus labor program. In August 2026 it announced a pledge to also cover housing and fees for eligible students.
Source: LEX18, Aug 2026
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 19%About 2 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1156–1335Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 23–28Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $5,836full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $63,512sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $55,480Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 62%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 79%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $48,07110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $5,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,513Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 84%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 41%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Asbury University Wilmore, KY — admits 63%
- Bellarmine University Louisville, KY — admits 86%
- Transylvania University Lexington, KY — admits 87%
- Centre College Danville, KY — admits 54%
Also worth a look
- College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO — admits 12%
- California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA — admits 3%
- Grinnell College Grinnell, IA — admits 15%
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY — admits 21%
- Davidson College Davidson, NC — admits 13%
- University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VA — admits 29%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Berea College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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