Ben Lippen School

B 4.6 South Carolina, US

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The school page currently displays an evaluation card that includes an overall rating and ratings across five key categories, totaling 46 data points. The five categories are: Geographic Community, Academic Strength, Matriculation Level, Extracurricular Activities, and FindingSchool Reviews. Visitors can easily view the overall score and ratings for each dimension (ranging from A+ to C). For boarding schools, detailed total score rankings are also included

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The entire scoring system is based on mathematical models derived from statistical analysis of samples from hundreds of schools across various levels. Each data point receives a corresponding rating based on its percentile position within the overall predicted distribution.

In the boarding school evaluation:: A- and above account for 45% of the total, B- and above account for 40%, C accounts for 15%.
In the day school evaluation: A- and above account for 30% of the total, B- and above account for 51%, C and others account for 19%.

2025 Evaluation Methodology

1. [30% - Matriculation Dimension] : Ivy League admission rate, admission rate for Top 25 National Universities and Top 5 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 50 National Universities and Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 100 National Universities and Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges, along with a summary of historical admissions data.

2. [24% - Academic Dimension]: Course offerings (AP, IB, Honors, and Advanced courses), percentage of teachers with a master’s degree or higher, percentage of AP exam scores of 3, 4, or 5, average scores on standardized tests (SAT and ACT), scores in AMC math competitions, and results in FRC robotics competitions.

3. [14% - Extracurricular Activities]: Alumni donation rate, number of clubs and activities, ratings for competitive sports teams, and ratings for arts programs.

4. [12% - FindingSchool Reviews] : FindingSchool website rating, review comments on FindingSchool, and historical rating trends.

5. [8% - Geographic Community]: State resource evaluation, density score of nearby top universities, distance to the nearest international airport, convenience of local amenities, transportation convenience, city crime rate, and educational level of the local population.

Overall

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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Current School

Tuition

$45970

Enrollment

1200

International Students

10%

Faculty with Advanced Degrees

75%

Teacher-Student Ratio

1:8

Average SAT Score

1152

Average ACT Score

23.9

Class Size

Boarding %

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 +
	new york film academy	1 +
	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University	1 +
	North Greenville University	1 +
	Pratt Institute	1 +
	Quincy University	1 +
	Savannah College of Art and Design	1 +
	Stetson University	1 +
	stony brook university, state university of new york	1 +
	Taylor University	1 +
	The Citadel	1 +
	The New School College of Performing Arts	1 +
	Truett McConnell University	1 +
	Tuskegee University	1 +
	University of Northern Colorado	1 +
	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

Sports

(12)

Baseball	Basketball
Cheerleading	Cross Country
Golf	Soccer

Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(20)

Choir	Yearbook
Art Club	Badminton Club
Band	Bible Studies

Arts

(9)

Band	Choir
Guitar	Music
Music Theory	Theater

School Link

Official website

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, Admission Travel to China, Others, Zoom or WeChat

Other Accepted Scores: IELTS, Duolingo, iTEP-Slate, ELTiS

School Code:

TOEFL: 3307

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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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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