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742Benedictine University awarded $27.9 million in Scholarships last year.</p>
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747<div class="wp-block-button is-style-gcc-black-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://ben.edu/scholarships/">Scholarships</a></div>
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758<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Tuition Calculator</h3>
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762<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">Use the tuition calculator to estimate your costs, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, meals, and other related expenses.</p>
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767<div class="wp-block-button is-style-gcc-black-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://ben.edu/net-price-calculator-lisle/">Lisle Calculator</a></div>
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771<div class="wp-block-button is-style-gcc-black-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://ben.edu/mesa/net-price-calculator-mesa/">Mesa Calculator</a></div>
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780<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Student Life</h2>
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784<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">Get involved on campus, make a difference through community volunteer work, and discover everything BenU has to offer our students.</p>
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790<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Student-athlete playing basketball for Benedictine University." class="wp-image-973 ewww_webp_lazy_load" data-lazy-srcset="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-300x169.png 300w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-768x432.png 768w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-1080x608.png 1080w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-980x551.png 980w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-480x270.png 480w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2.png 1200w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-lazy-src="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-1024x576.png" data-lazy-src-webp="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-1024x576.png.webp" data-lazy-srcset-webp="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-1024x576.png.webp 1024w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-300x169.png.webp 300w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-768x432.png.webp 768w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-1080x608.png.webp 1080w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-980x551.png.webp 980w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-480x270.png.webp 480w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2.png.webp 1200w" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-1024x576.png" alt="Student-athlete playing basketball for Benedictine University." class="wp-image-973" srcset="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-300x169.png 300w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-768x432.png 768w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-1080x608.png 1080w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-980x551.png 980w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2-480x270.png 480w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7-2.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></noscript></figure>
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795<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Athletics</h3>
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799<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">Benedictine University is a proud charter member of the NCAA Division III Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.</p>
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804<div class="wp-block-button is-style-gcc-black-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://ben.edu/student-life/athletics/">Explore Athletics</a></div>
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812<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Benedictine University ministry service." class="wp-image-1506 ewww_webp_lazy_load" data-lazy-srcset="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-1024x576.png 1024w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-300x169.png 300w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-768x432.png 768w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-1536x864.png 1536w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-1080x608.png 1080w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-1280x720.png 1280w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-980x551.png 980w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-480x270.png 480w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8.png 1920w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-lazy-src="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-1024x576.png" data-lazy-src-webp="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-1024x576.png.webp" data-lazy-srcset-webp="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-1024x576.png.webp 1024w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-300x169.png.webp 300w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-768x432.png.webp 768w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-1536x864.png.webp 1536w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-1080x608.png.webp 1080w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-1280x720.png.webp 1280w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-980x551.png.webp 980w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-480x270.png.webp 480w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8.png.webp 1920w" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-1024x576.png" alt="Benedictine University ministry service." class="wp-image-1506" srcset="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-1024x576.png 1024w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-300x169.png 300w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-768x432.png 768w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-1536x864.png 1536w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-1080x608.png 1080w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-1280x720.png 1280w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-980x551.png 980w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8-480x270.png 480w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ben-Headers-8.png 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></noscript></figure>
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817<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Campus Ministry</h3>
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821<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">Benedictine University Campus Ministry supports the spiritual lives of all members of the Benedictine University community.</p>
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834<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Students participating in an outdoor organization event." class="wp-image-971 ewww_webp_lazy_load" data-lazy-srcset="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-300x169.png 300w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-768x432.png 768w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-1080x608.png 1080w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-980x551.png 980w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-480x270.png 480w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2.png 1200w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-lazy-src="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-1024x576.png" data-lazy-src-webp="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-1024x576.png.webp" data-lazy-srcset-webp="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-1024x576.png.webp 1024w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-300x169.png.webp 300w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-768x432.png.webp 768w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-1080x608.png.webp 1080w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-980x551.png.webp 980w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-480x270.png.webp 480w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2.png.webp 1200w" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-1024x576.png" alt="Students participating in an outdoor organization event." class="wp-image-971" srcset="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-300x169.png 300w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-768x432.png 768w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-1080x608.png 1080w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-980x551.png 980w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2-480x270.png 480w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-2.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></noscript></figure>
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930<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="433" height="323" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20433%20323'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Mesa campus Gillett building 433x323 1" class="wp-image-1010" data-lazy-srcset="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Mesa-campus-Gillett-building-433x323-1.webp 433w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Mesa-campus-Gillett-building-433x323-1-300x224.webp 300w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px" data-lazy-src="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Mesa-campus-Gillett-building-433x323-1.webp" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="433" height="323" src="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Mesa-campus-Gillett-building-433x323-1.webp" alt="Mesa campus Gillett building 433x323 1" class="wp-image-1010" srcset="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Mesa-campus-Gillett-building-433x323-1.webp 433w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Mesa-campus-Gillett-building-433x323-1-300x224.webp 300w" sizes="(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px" /></noscript></figure>
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986<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)">Our Commitment to Your Future</h2>
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1108<figure class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://ben.edu/benu-welcomes-bishop-spies-and-college-students-for-annual-bishops-mass/" target="_self" ><img decoding="async" width="1920" height="1440" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201920%201440'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image ewww_webp_lazy_load" alt="BenU Welcomes Bishop Spies and College Students for Annual Bishop&#8217;s Mass" style="object-fit:cover;" data-lazy-srcset="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85.jpg 1920w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85-300x225.jpg 300w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85-1536x1152.jpg 1536w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" data-lazy-src="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85.jpg" data-lazy-src-webp="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85.jpg.webp" data-lazy-srcset-webp="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85.jpg.webp 1920w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85-300x225.jpg.webp 300w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85-1024x768.jpg.webp 1024w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85-768x576.jpg.webp 768w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="1920" height="1440" src="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="BenU Welcomes Bishop Spies and College Students for Annual Bishop&#8217;s Mass" style="object-fit:cover;" srcset="https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85.jpg 1920w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85-300x225.jpg 300w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ben.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Image-85-1536x1152.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100v
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1112<div class="has-link-color wp-elements-23 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-theme-white-color"><p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt">Benedictine University (BenU) hosted the annual Bishop&#8217;s Mass for College Students on Wednesday, Sept. 9 in St. Benedict Chapel, located in Lownik Hall on the University&#8217;s Lisle campus. The evening began at 5 p.m. with &#8220;Dialogue with Bishop Spies,&#8221; an open conversation with Bishop Spies, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese&hellip; </p></div>
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