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Overall
B
Matriculation B
Academics A-
Extracurriculars B
Community C
Reviews B+
In 1940, Columbia International University founded a Christian high school in Asheville, North Carolina. It was named Ben Lippen, a Scottish Phrase meaning “Mountain of Trust.” In 1988, Ben Lippen School moved to Columbia, SC. Today, it has more than 800 students enrolled in Pre-K through 12th grade. Ben Lippen High School is an independent, rigorous, college preparatory Christian school which includes Honors, AP, Dual Credit, and a diverse selection of electives and co-curricular activities. This culturally rich student body is taught by a strong faculty, most of whom hold advanced degrees. To prepare students to lead and work in the 21st century, the curriculum incorporates critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaborative skills.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$45970
Enrollment
1200
International Students
10%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
75%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:8
AP
9
Average SAT Score
1152
Average ACT Score
23.9
Class Size
8
Boarding %
10%

Matriculation

(2021-2023)
Ranking University/College Students
#2 Columbia University 1 +
#6 University of Chicago 1 +
#25 University of Virginia 1 +
#27 University of Southern California 1 +
#28 New York University 1 +
#28 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 +
#42 Boston University 1 +
#42 Tulane University 1 +
#42 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 +
#47 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 +
#48 University of Georgia 1 +
#49 Northeastern University 1 +
#49 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 +
#49 Purdue University 1 +
#55 Florida State University 1 +
#55 Rhodes College 1 +
#55 University of Miami 1 +
LAC #11 United States Military Academy 1 +
#57 Penn State University Park 1 +
#59 University of Washington 1 +
#62 Rutgers University 1 +
#63 George Washington University 1 +
#63 University of Connecticut 1 +
#68 Indiana University Bloomington 1 +
#68 Southern Methodist University 1 +
#68 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 +
#68 University of Minnesota: Twin Cities 1 +
#70 Wofford College 1 +
#75 Baylor University 1 +
#75 Clemson University 1 +
#75 Loyola Marymount University 1 +
#75 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 +
#76 College of Wooster 1 +
#79 American University 1 +
#79 North Carolina State University 1 +
#83 Elon University 1 +
#83 Michigan State University 1 +
#83 Texas Christian University 1 +
#93 University of Delaware 1 +
Auburn University 1 +
#99 University of Utah 1 +
#103 Drexel University 1 +
#103 Miami University: Oxford 1 +
#103 University of San Francisco 1 +
#103 University of South Florida 1 +
#104 University of Tennessee: Knoxville 1 +
#111 Birmingham-Southern College 1 +
Arizona State University 1 +
#117 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 +
#118 Iowa State University 1 +
#120 Roanoke College 1 +
#122 Chapman University 1 +
#122 University of Kansas 1 +
#124 Presbyterian College 1 +
#124 Westmont College 1 +
#127 DePaul University 1 +
#127 Seton Hall University 1 +
#127 University of Kentucky 1 +
#136 Samford University 1 +
#136 University of the Pacific 1 +
#137 University of Alabama 1 +
#147 Covenant College 1 +
#148 University of Cincinnati 1 +
LAC #30 Mount Holyoke College 1 +
#151 James Madison University 1 +
#151 University of Mississippi 1 +
#166 Mercer University 1 +
#182 Belmont University 1 +
#182 University of Houston 1 +
#194 Mississippi State University 1 +
#212 Washington State University 1 +
#219 Hampton University 1 +
LAC #46 DePauw University 1 +
LAC #46 Furman University 1 +
#234 East Carolina University 1 +
#250 Central Michigan University 1 +
LAC #50 The University of the South 1 +
#263 Western Carolina University 1 +
#299 Campbell University 1 +
#299 Old Dominion University 1 +
#317 East Tennessee State University 1 +
Anderson University 1 +
Appalachian State University 1 +
Arkansas Baptist College 1 +
Averett University 1 +
Barry University 1 +
Belmont Abbey College 1 +
Berklee College of Music 1 +
Berry College 1 +
Catawba College 1 +
Cedarville University 1 +
Charleston Southern University 1 +
Coastal Carolina University 1 +
College of Charleston 1 +
Columbia International University 1 +
Francis Marion University 1 +
Geneva College 1 +
Georgetown College 1 +
Grand Canyon University 1 +
Hawaii Pacific University 1 +
High Point University 1 +
Iona College 1 +
Johnson & Wales University: Providence 1 +
King University 1 +
Lander University 1 +
Lenoir-Rhyne University 1 +
Liberty University 1 +
Manhattan College 1 +
Messiah College 1 +
Midlands Technical College 1 +
Montreat College 1 +
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North Greenville University 1 +
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University of Tampa 1 +
Winthrop University 1 +
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2021-2023 2018-2022 2020 2018 2016 Total
All schools 74 85 36 30 31
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 + 1
#12 University of Chicago 1 +admitted 1
#12 Columbia University 1 +admitted 1
#17 Rice University 1 + 1
#18 Dartmouth College 1 + 1
#22 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#22 Georgetown University 1 1 + 2
#24 University of Virginia 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#24 Emory University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#28 University of California: San Diego 1 admitted 3 1 +admitted 5
#28 University of Southern California 1 +admitted 1
#28 University of Florida 1 admitted 1 1 +admitted 3
#28 University of California: Davis 1 admitted 1 + 2
#33 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#33 University of California: Irvine 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#35 New York University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 +admitted 3
#35 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 +admitted 1
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 +admitted 1
#39 Boston College 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#40 Rutgers University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#40 University of Washington 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 1 +admitted 4
#43 Boston University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 +admitted 3
#47 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#47 University of Georgia 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#47 Texas A&M University 1 admitted 1 + 2
#47 University of Rochester 1 admitted 1 +admitted 2
#47 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 +admitted 3
#49 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#49 Purdue University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2 1 +admitted 1 + 6
#53 University of Minnesota: Twin Cities 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 +admitted 3
#53 Florida State University 1 +admitted 1
#53 Case Western Reserve University 1 + 1
#53 Northeastern University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#57 Penn State University Park 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#58 SUNY University at Stony Brook 1 admitted 1
#58 University of Connecticut 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#60 North Carolina State University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 1 +admitted 4
#60 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 admitted 1
#60 Michigan State University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 1 +admitted 4
#67 George Washington University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 1 +admitted 4
#67 Syracuse University 1 + 1
#67 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#67 University of Miami 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#73 Indiana University Bloomington 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#73 Tulane University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#76 University of Delaware 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#76 SUNY University at Buffalo 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#82 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 + 1
#82 University of Illinois at Chicago 1 admitted 1
#86 Clemson University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 6 1 +admitted 9
#89 Fordham University 1 admitted 1
#89 Southern Methodist University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#89 University of South Florida 1 +admitted 1
#89 Temple University 1 admitted 1
#93 Auburn University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 3
#93 Loyola Marymount University 1 +admitted 1
#93 Baylor University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 +admitted 3
#93 University of Iowa 1 admitted 1 +admitted 2
#98 Texas Christian University 1 +admitted 1
#98 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 admitted 1
#98 Drexel University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#105 University of Colorado Boulder 1 admitted 1 +admitted 2
#105 American University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#105 Arizona State University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 3
#105 University of Tennessee: Knoxville 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#115 University of Utah 1 +admitted 1
#115 University of San Francisco 1 +admitted 1
#115 University of Arizona 1 admitted 1
#118 Iowa State University 1 +admitted 1
#124 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 +admitted 1 admitted 16 18
#124 James Madison University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#133 University of Houston 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#133 Chapman University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#133 University of Vermont 1 + 1
#133 Elon University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#133 Miami University: Oxford 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#137 University of Alabama 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#142 Loyola University Chicago 1 admitted 1
#142 Clark University 1 +admitted 1
#142 University of the Pacific 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#142 University of Cincinnati 1 +admitted 1
#151 DePaul University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#151 University of Kansas 1 +admitted 1
#151 Seton Hall University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#159 University of Kentucky 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#163 University of Mississippi 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#163 St. John's University 1 admitted 1
#170 Mercer University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#178 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1 admitted 1
#178 Washington State University 1 +admitted 1
#185 Samford University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#195 East Carolina University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#201 University of North Carolina at Wilmington 1 admitted 1
#201 The New School College of Performing Arts 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#216 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1 admitted 1
#216 Mississippi State University 1 +admitted 1
#227 Western Carolina University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#236 University of North Dakota 1 admitted 1
#236 Belmont University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#260 Central Michigan University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#269 University of Nevada: Las Vegas 1 admitted 1
#280 Old Dominion University 1 +admitted 1
#280 Hampton University 1 +admitted 1
#320 Campbell University 1 +admitted 1
#320 East Tennessee State University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#332 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 1 admitted 1
#352 Georgia Southern University 1 admitted 1
#352 University of Northern Colorado 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#356 Gardner-Webb University 1 admitted 1
#376 Wingate University 1 admitted 1
Grand Canyon University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
University of California: Riverside 1 admitted 1
Liberty University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
Barry University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
Kennesaw State University 1 admitted 1
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2021-2023 2018-2022 2020 2018 2016 Total
All schools 13 18 0 2 1
#3 United States Naval Academy 1 admitted 1 +admitted 2
#7 United States Air Force Academy 1 admitted 1
#11 United States Military Academy 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 +admitted 3
#21 Washington and Lee University 1 admitted 1 + 2
#34 Mount Holyoke College 1 +admitted 1
#39 Hillsdale College 1 admitted 1
#46 DePauw University 1 +admitted 1
#46 Furman University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#51 The University of the South 1 +admitted 1
#56 Rhodes College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#56 Wheaton College 1 admitted 1
#59 Wofford College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#93 Washington College 1 admitted 1
#107 Westmont College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#121 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 1 admitted 1
#130 Roanoke College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#135 Covenant College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#135 Birmingham-Southern College 1 +admitted 1
#139 University of North Carolina at Asheville 1 admitted 1
#139 Presbyterian College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#172 Maryville College 1 admitted 1
Georgetown College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2021-2023 2018-2022 2020 2018 2016 Total
All schools 0 1 0 0 0
#2 University of British Columbia 1 admitted 1

AP Scores

(2022)
Number of students took AP test
110
Number of tests taken
213
70%
Score 5
Score 4
Score 3
Other scores

Academics

AP

(9)
Statistics
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
United States History
Statistics
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
United States History
European History
United States Government and Politics
Computer Science A
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Sports

(12)
Baseball
Basketball
Cheerleading
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Baseball
Basketball
Cheerleading
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Wrestling
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(20)
Choir
Yearbook
Art Club
Badminton Club
Band
Bible Studies
Choir
Yearbook
Art Club
Badminton Club
Band
Bible Studies
Bowling Club
Math Team
Improv Club
Prayer Groups
Robotics Team
Science Team
Student Leadership
Super Fans
Theater
Young Life Discipleship
Sailing
Model United Nations
National Honor Society
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Arts

(9)
Band
Choir
Guitar
Music
Music Theory
Theater
Band
Choir
Guitar
Music
Music Theory
Theater
Drawing
Photography
Art
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School Link

Contact Info

http://www.benlippen.com
7401 Monticello Rd. Columbia, SC 29203
803-807-4113
Steve.Sark@BenLippen.com
South Carolina

Basic Info

Co-ed
Boarding Grades: 6-12
Rural
ESL: Yes
Year Founded: 1940
Campus Size: 400 acres
Boarding Rate: 10%
Religious Affiliation: school.christian

Application Info

Deadline: Rolling
Interview: Skype, On Campus, International Admission Visits, Others, Zoom or WeChat
Other Accepted Scores: IELTS, Duolingo, iTEP-Slate, ELTiS
School Code:
TOEFL: 3307
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Frequently Ask Questions about Ben Lippen School

Tell me a bit about Ben Lippen School.
Ben Lippen School is Co-ed private boarding school located in South Carolina, US. It was founded 1940 , and currently has about 1200 students, 10.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit http://www.benlippen.com.
Does Ben Lippen School have rigorous academic requirements?
Ben Lippen School is offering 9 AP courses.

Ben Lippen School also have 75% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Ben Lippen School students typically go for their colleges?
In 2021-2023, some students attended Columbia University, University of Chicago, University of Virginia, University of Southern California and New York University.
What is the application requirement for Ben Lippen School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Ben Lippen School’s typical admission requirements include school transcript, recommendation letter, application essay, and interview (often optional, but highly recommended).
What is the latest tuition for Ben Lippen School’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for Ben Lippen School in 2024 is $45,970 which typically includes tuition, boarding fee, student management fee and a few other fees associated with managing international students.

For more information, please contact school’s admission team at Steve.Sark@BenLippen.com .
Where is Ben Lippen School located?
Ben Lippen School is located in the State of South Carolina of USA.
How popular is Ben Lippen School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Ben Lippen School is among the most popular schools, within top 354 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Ben Lippen School has been favorited by 46 users.
How to start with an application with Ben Lippen School?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Ben Lippen School. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Ben Lippen School’s official site: http://www.benlippen.com or call them at 803-807-4113.
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Yes, here are few: Camden Military Academy,

What is the FindingSchool rating for Ben Lippen School?
The overall rating for Ben Lippen School is B.

The section ratings of Ben Lippen School are:
B for Matriculation
A- for Academics
B for Extracurriculum
C for Community
B+ for Students and Parents reviews

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Nearby City

Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, a major city and commercial hub in North Carolina, is known for its vibrant Uptown area. The Levine Museum of the New South offers a deep dive into post-Civil War history, while Discovery Place features engaging science exhibits. Charlotte is also home to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, celebrating the sport of auto racing with interactive displays and films. The city boasts a growing skyline and is a central point for banking and business in the region.
Population (2022) 687,456
Cost of Living Lower than the national average 3%
Nearby Airport Charlotte Douglas International Airport

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