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Beacon College

Leesburg, FL · Suburb · 506 students
4
Year
Private Non-profit
Suburb
Small (<3k)
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

Located in historic Leesburg, Florida, Beacon College is nationally renowned as the first accredited baccalaureate institution specifically designed to serve students with learning disabilities, ADHD, and other neurodivergent learning profiles. The college offers highly supportive, career-focused degree programs, with particular strengths in distinctive, hands-on majors like Anthrozoology, Business Management, and Computer Information Systems. On campus, students experience a warm, tight-knit community supported by a low student-to-faculty ratio, active student clubs, and comprehensive, personalized academic mentoring. What truly sets Beacon apart is its integrated four-year career development curriculum and an extraordinary post-graduation employment rate that far exceeds the national average for neurodivergent populations.


Wikipedia:Beacon College is a private college in Leesburg, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1989 and designed with curriculum and support services to serve students with dyslexia, ADHD, or other specific learning disabilities.

Location
Leesburg, FL, 34748 · Suburb campus
Nearest airport from college
MCO · Orlando
43 mi away
Cost
Cost of attendance
$70,775
Avg net price
$53,517
Room & board
$15,658
Tuition
$51,680
Books & supplies
$1,000/yr
Average net price by family income
$0–30k
$47,601
$30–48k
$47,213
$48–75k
$52,117
$75–110k
$55,423
$110k+
$58,721
Admissions
Admit rate
43%
Test policy
Not required

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Essay Requirements

Beacon College accepts the Common Application. All Common App schools require the personal statement essay. Some schools also require supplemental essays — check the school's page on Common App for current prompts and word limits.

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Outcomes
Graduation rate
59%
4-yr on-time completion
45%
1st-yr retention
85%
Transfer-out rate
0%
8-year outcomes
Graduated
65%
Transferred
13%
Still enrolled
0%
Dropped out / unknown
22%
Median earnings (6yr)
$19,919
Median earnings (10yr)
$29,420
Median debt
$25,000
Monthly loan payment
$265
Debt range (25th–75th)
$5,500$19,500
Debt (90th percentile)
$27,625
Student Body
Men 65%Women 35%
12
:
1
Student : Faculty ratio
Students   Faculty
Pell grant recipients
24%
First-generation
19%
Median family income
$44,260
Independent students
25%
Avg age at entry
22.0
Part-time students
2%
Race & ethnicity
White
67%
Hispanic
9%
Black
14%
Asian
4%
Two or more
3%
Non-resident
2%
AI/AN
1%
Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings for graduates across all programs
6 years after entry
$19,919
10 years after entry
$29,420
Anthrozoology21
Computer Software and Media Applications19
Computer and Information Sciences, General15
Business Administration, Management and Operations15
Human Services, General13
Psychology, General5
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities4
Fine and Studio Arts1
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Institutional
Endowment
$2M
Classification
Baccalaureate (Diverse)
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, more selective admissions
Full-time faculty
100%
Avg faculty salary
$6,234/mo
Instructional spend/student
$9,122
Federal loan rate
35%

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