Benedictine University

Benedictine University Admissions is progressive and does not have a deadline for accepting new applications for the fall semester. It will take nearly one week to review application process at the University. An Admissions counsellor will personally contact the applicant by phone with their admission status as soon as their completed application has been received and reviewed. Benedictine University application process will be same for every level of students. The admissions requirements may vary by course or degree or students level. However, there will be some general requirements to be satisfied by the applicants to get admitted into the Benedictine university degree programs.

Benedictine University Admission Process

Apply to Benedictine University

• The candidates should apply online for freshman admission into the university
• The candidates should apply online using the Common Application
• The hard copy of the application should be downloaded by the candidates

For U.S. Students

• The applicants are required to send the official high school transcripts and official ACT/ SAT Scores to the address mentioned on Benedictine University website

For International Students

• The students are recommended to complete their application and submit documents at least 3 months before the start of the term, in order to allow enough time to review their application
• The applicants should send the official transcripts from all secondary schools they have attended to the address mentioned on the Benedictine University website
• The applicants should also send the official SAT, ACT, TOEFL, or IELTS scores to the address mentioned on the Benedictine University website
• The candidates must submit a foreign credit evaluation from Educational Credential Evaluators, Educational Perspectives or World Education Services

If the applicants did not meet the minimum admission requirements, then the admission counsellor may request to submit additional materials

• A personal statement
• A letter of recommendation from a high school guidance counsellor
• Transcripts of the seventh semester

An Admissions counsellor will personally contact the applicant by phone with their admission status as soon as their completed application has been received and reviewed

 Additional International Student Requirements

• The candidates should provide English proficiency documents if their native language is not English.
• The international students may submit a TOEFL or IELTS test score instead of an ACT or SAT score to establish English proficiency
• At least one test score is required for the tests: ACT, SAT, TOEFL, or IELTS
  • The students should secure a minimum score of 79 in TOEFL
  • The students should secure a minimum score of 6.5 in IELTS
  • The students should secure a minimum score of 500 in SAT (Critical Reading)
  • The students should secure a minimum score of 22 in ACT (English)
• All test scores that are submitted must be official

 General Benedictine University Admission Requirements

• The students are recommended to have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale from all colleges and universities they have attended previously
• The students are recommended to have a minimum ACT score of 21
• The students are recommended to have a minimum SAT score of 1060 (Math and Critical Reasoning combined score)
• The candidates are required to have a minimum of 12 transferable semester hours (only for transfer students seeking for Benedictine University Admissions)
• The candidates should not have any previous academic probation or academic dismissal