Benedictine University is dedicated to the education of undergraduate and graduate students from diverse ethnic, racial and religious backgrounds. As an academic community committed to liberal arts and professional education distinguished and guided by our Roman Catholic tradition and Benedictine heritage, we prepare our students for a lifetime as active, informed and responsible citizens and leaders in the world community.

Benedictine University is a Catholic University in the Benedictine Tradition that Provides a Values-Centered Liberal Arts Education Enriched by Our Excellence in Science.

• Forbes magazine has named Benedictine University among the top 20 percent of America's colleges for 2011.
  
  
• The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked Benedictine University as the seventh-fastest growing campus in the country among private master's universities between 2004-2009.
  
  
• U.S. News & World Report recognized Benedictine University as eighth in Illinois for highest average freshman retention rate for Master's Universities in the Midwest for 2011.
  
  
• Benedictine University is ranked 12^th in the Midwest and sixth in Illinois for Racial Diversity among Master's Universities in the Midwest for 2011 by U.S. News & World Report.
  
  
• Benedictine University's Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program is listed by Crain's Chicago Business as the fourth largest in the Chicago area in 2011.
  
  
• The online Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) and Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) programs at Benedictine University are both ranked among the top 10 in the nation for 2011 by TheBestColleges.org.
  
  
• Benedictine University is ranked ninth among the Top 10 Online Catholic Colleges and Universities of 2011 by TheBestColleges.org.
  
  
• StateUniversity.com ranks Benedictine University as the 34^th safest campus in the United States – and the safest four-year school in Illinois – based on a scale that accounts for the severity and frequency of on-campus crime.
  
  
• Benedictine University is listed as a 2012 "Military Friendly School" by G.I. Jobs, a veteran-owned publication focusing on post-military education and employment.