Benedictine College Growth

2,536 Students

Enrollment has more than doubled in the past two decades.

#1 in State for Nursing

Benedictine College was voted the #1 Best Nursing School in Kansas by RegisteredNurses.org for three consecutive years.

A History of Success

Since 2000, Benedictine alumni have had 1 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, 7 bishops and 8 college presidents.

Strong Academics

The Wall Street Journal ranks Benedictine College as a Top 10 most-recommended school nationwide. U.S. News ranks Benedictine in its top 10 in the Midwest.

New, Thriving Programs

Benedictine College’s Engineering, Architecture and Nursing programs have seen enormous growth in less than 20 years.

Worldwide Reach

Benedictine College students represent 48 states and 18 foreign countries.

Growing Endowment

Benedictine College’s endowment has grown by 900% over the past two decades.

Faithful Catholic Education

We have been named a Newman Guide Recommended School every year since the Guide’s inception in 2007.

Our Vision
Transform Culture in America

“STEM education is a particular emphasis of Benedictine College. To advance the mission through science and health care, Benedictine College will form students comprehensively in bioethics, develop real-world skills, and foster external relationships to put our students in professional environments where they can be agents of change.”

— Benedictine College, Transform Culture in America Plan

We believe our unique approach to education can transform culture in America by modeling community in an age of incivility, spreading faith in an age of hopelessness, and committing to scholarship in a post-truth era.

Through countless new initiatives, we are extending our reach and broadening our impact so that we can bring authentic Catholic education of the whole person to the areas of our culture that need it most.

Few places need our witness as urgently as healthcare.

A student draws chemical diagrams on glass in a lab
A nursing student working in a simulation lab

“It is not how much we do, but how much love we put into what we do.”

Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta

The Next Steps

The first critical step in transforming healthcare in America is securing full accreditation as a College of Osteopathic Medicine, which requires $50 million in escrowed funds. Initial donations, loans, grants, and other funding will lay the groundwork for this historic school. These assets will enable Benedictine College to hire top-tier faculty, led by a distinguished Dean, develop a world-class curriculum, and cover essential expenses in preparation for opening. Our vision is to establish a medical school that will shape the future of healthcare in America.

Once preliminary accreditation is secured, plans are in place, and faculty are retained, we will build a beautiful, state-of-the-art medical school building on our campus in Atchison, Kansas, as a permanent home for our medical students and faculty.

To discuss your donation plans, or for more information about Benedictine College or the proposed School of Osteopathic Medicine, please contact:

Dr. Marla Golden

Marla D. Golden, D.O., MS, FACEP

Founding Dean, BCSOM

mgolden@vkings.net

Dr. Kevin Tulipana

Dcn. Kevin Tulipana, D.O., M.S.

Associate Dean of Clinical Education, BCSOM

ktulipana@vkings.net

Dcn. Stan Sluder

Executive Vice President

ssluder@vkings.net

913.360.7486

Kelly Vowels

Kelly J. Vowels ’85

Vice President for Advancement

kvowels@vkings.net

913.360.7418