Lisle, Illinois · ★ — / 5 Overall
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Private not-for-profit · 4-year · Doctoral
Benedictine University is a private Catholic university with campuses in Lisle, Illinois, and Mesa, Arizona. Founded in 1887 by Benedictine monks of St. Procopius Abbey, it maintains a close relationship with the Benedictine Order. Its Lisle campus is in the western Chicago metropolitan area near Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
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Ranked #272 in Master's Universities (2025). Source: Washington Monthly ↗
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Ranked #734 on Washington Monthly Best Bang for the Buck (2025). Source: WM Best Value ↗
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5700 College Rd, Lisle, Illinois, 60532-0900
Visit University SiteTotal: 2,989
Undergrad: 1,842
Undergrad full-time: 1,646
Graduate: 1,147
Part-time: 929
In-state
Tuition: $34,290
Total cost on campus: $49,944
Out-of-state
Tuition: $34,290
Total cost on campus: $49,944
Room & board: $10,266
Books & supplies: $1,900
Receive aid: 94%
Avg grant aid: $21,484
Pell grant recipients: 41%
Rent: $984 / mo
Average city asking rent, as a roommate share. Zillow Observed Rent Index.
Coffee: $5.50
State average cafe price. Numbeo, 2024.
Gas: $4.78 / gal
State average price. AAA.
Average meal: $6.27
Published board plan, per meal. IPEDS.