🎓 College profile

Beacon College

FL · Private nonprofit · Mid-size suburb

ℹ️ A note about this profile

Beacon College doesn't publish standardized-test bands or admit-rate data to IPEDS. That usually means the institution is open-admission (no selectivity gate), graduate-focused, or small enough that the federal survey suppresses the numbers. The cost, program, and outcomes data below is still complete — just no admissions-difficulty signal to surface. If you're searching for a more selective Ivy-tier "Beacon", try the search at the top of the page.

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Worth a look

Expect a high net price across most income brackets.

✅ Best for

  • Students drawn to Computer & Information Sciences or Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (the two biggest majors)
  • Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

🎯 The reality

  • High upfront cost (~$58,721/yr net for families above $110K income) — verify the major's earnings track record before committing

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Total enrollment
506
Under 1,000
In-state tuition
$51,680
sticker, before aid
Tuition
$51,680
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

💰 What families actually pay

Net price by family income

Net price = sticker price minus grant aid. This is what families actually pay out-of-pocket after scholarships and need-based aid — the most honest affordability signal there is. At Beacon College, the average net price is $53,517/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k
$47,601/yr
Family income $30-48k
$47,213/yr
Family income $48-75k
$52,117/yr
Family income $75-110k
$55,423/yr
Family income $110k+
$58,721/yr

🔎 Earning over $110K? The federal brackets above lump every family from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

Need-based aid usually phases out somewhere between $200K and $300K at private colleges — but the exact threshold varies a lot. For a precise estimate based on your family's actual income, assets, and your student's academic profile, use Beacon College's official Net Price Calculator:

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Source: College Scorecard (NPT41-NPT45). Net price = total cost of attendance minus federal, state, institutional, and other grants. Some brackets may be suppressed for student-privacy reasons (small cohorts). Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates only. The $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — Department of Education hasn't refreshed these brackets since the early 2010s.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Beacon College

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Beacon College actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Computer & Information Sciences
34 degrees · 38.6%
Typical career outcomes
Software Developer $132k Data Scientist $108k Information Security Analyst $120k Web Developer $85k
High-paying tech roles dominate. Median software roles cluster in the $90k-$130k range.
2. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
21 degrees · 23.9%
Typical career outcomes
Project Manager $99k Management Analyst $99k Research Analyst $79k
Often paired with another field (data + biology, design + tech). Outcomes match the second discipline.
3. Business, Management, & Marketing
15 degrees · 17.0%
Typical career outcomes
Financial Analyst $100k Management Analyst (Consultant) $99k Marketing Manager $158k Accountant / Auditor $80k
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
4. Public Administration & Social Services
13 degrees · 14.8%
Typical career outcomes
Social Worker $58k Social / Community Service Mgr $77k Urban / Regional Planner $82k
Government, nonprofit, social work. Mission-driven; lower wages than private sector but stable.
5. Psychology
5 degrees · 5.7%
Typical career outcomes
HR Specialist $68k Market Research Analyst $75k Clinical Psychologist (post-PhD) $93k Social Worker $58k
Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Beacon College

CS degrees (annual)
20
CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

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