Explore Berea College
We have no interest in making your application process to Berea difficult. Our streamlined application and checklist are the basic requirements.
Students often tell us their life experience is so meaningful that we can’t get to know them without it. Your story and identity matter in our holistic and selective admissions process. Use the elective items to share your story.
We make the promise to every Berea student that they will never pay tuition. But we also promise more. There will be other things you need when you get to college and we’re here to support you every step of the way!
Our Formula for Success
It all starts with the most generous financial aid program in the country, which results in our ability to meet 100% of a student’s demonstrated need without loans.
Berea’s strong academics and high expectations prepare students for anything. In addition, there are opportunities to complete funded internships in a student’s chosen field of study so they’ll have the tools—and experience—they need when they graduate.
We do more than guarantee tuition is covered at Berea. For example, we provide funding for grad school application fees and visits, professional clothing, study abroad, and even up to $1,000 to relocate to a job or grad school after graduation.
Students learn teamwork and become a leader among their peers through more than 100+ student-led organizations, community-based service projects and programs, funded internships and intramural sports. There’s something at Berea for everyone!
We have over 100 departments in our work-learning program, where students will practice, master, and demonstrate the skills, knowledge and behaviors employers of tomorrow will demand of their workforce. Students will build their résumé during college with jobs that support their career aspirations, leaving them ready for whatever is next after graduation.
Personal mentorship from faculty and staff is one of the many ways we provide high levels of support. With an average class size of 14, students don’t have to worry about being seen and heard in the classroom.
No matter where you come from, everyone has a home at Berea. From the day our students arrive on campus, they will encounter people just like them who want to make a connection.