Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Lutheran (ELCA)
Population
70,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours
2,270 (10% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation
213 (11%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
641
Men / Women
59% / 41%
From State
16%
From Region
58%
Athletes
85.0%
Racial/Ethnic
White
42%
Black
15%
International
9%
Hispanic
5%
Mixed
3%
Native American
1%
Asian
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 59.3% 59.3%
2012 Men: 65.8% 65.8%
2013 Men: 56.8% 56.8%
2014 Men: 65.1% 65.1%
2015 Men: 71.6% 71.6%
2016 Men: 69.6% 69.6%
2017 Men: 62.5% 62.5%
2018 Men: 59.2% 59.2%
2019 Men: 55.1% 55.1%
2020 Men: 61.7% 61.7%
2021 Men: 55.7% 55.7%
2022 Men: 55.7% 55.7%
2023 Men: 67.8% 67.8%
2024 Men: 61.4% 61.4%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2013 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2014 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 2.3% 2.3%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 2.4% 2.4%
2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Native: 1.7% 1.7%
2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2013 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2014 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2015 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2018 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2011 Black: 4.9% 4.9%
2012 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2013 Black: 5.6% 5.6%
2014 Black: 8.8% 8.8%
2015 Black: 18.1% 18.1%
2016 Black: 14.4% 14.4%
2017 Black: 25.7% 25.7%
2018 Black: 31.3% 31.3%
2019 Black: 27.3% 27.3%
2020 Black: 22.4% 22.4%
2021 Black: 20.9% 20.9%
2022 Black: 37.2% 37.2%
2023 Black: 21.2% 21.2%
2024 Black: 26.0% 26.0%
2011 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2%
2012 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3%
2013 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2014 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4%
2015 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2%
2016 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5%
2017 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3%
2018 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2019 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5%
2020 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7%
2021 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9%
2022 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3%
2023 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8%
2024 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6%
2011 White: 90.7% 90.7%
2012 White: 91.1% 91.1%
2013 White: 91.2% 91.2%
2014 White: 84.9% 84.9%
2015 White: 66.7% 66.7%
2016 White: 69.6% 69.6%
2017 White: 49.1% 49.1%
2018 White: 55.5% 55.5%
2019 White: 57.4% 57.4%
2020 White: 55.3% 55.3%
2021 White: 46.4% 46.4%
2022 White: 37.8% 37.8%
2023 White: 54.4% 54.4%
2024 White: 53.2% 53.2%
2011 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2012 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2020 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2021 International: 2.7% 2.7%
2022 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 International: 8.1% 8.1%
2024 International: 1.2% 1.2%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2025 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2025 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Black: 22.2% 22.2%
2021 Black: 20.3% 20.3%
2022 Black: 17.9% 17.9%
2023 Black: 15.3% 15.3%
2024 Black: 18.2% 18.2%
2025 Black: 15.0% 15.0%
2020 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7%
2021 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9%
2022 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2023 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5%
2024 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3%
2025 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2020 White: 53.3% 53.3%
2021 White: 55.3% 55.3%
2022 White: 53.4% 53.4%
2023 White: 52.5% 52.5%
2024 White: 47.9% 47.9%
2025 White: 42.1% 42.1%
2020 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2021 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 International: 9.8% 9.8%
2023 International: 10.5% 10.5%
2024 International: 7.6% 7.6%
2025 International: 9.2% 9.2%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Bethany College
113
52% / 48%
17%
$53,038
31
90%
Computer Science
4 —
75% / 25%
25%
$75,421
80
—
Chemistry
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$55,133
38
—
Mathematics
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$64,369
62
—
Physical Sciences
— —
—
—
$66,729
67
—
Biology
15 —
40% / 60%
13%
$54,151
35
—
Accounting
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$65,477
65
—
Business Administration
9 +2
89% / 11%
22%
$55,476
39
—
Economics
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$66,606
67
—
Finance
2 +3
50% / 50%
50%
$67,400
68
—
Marketing
5 +1
60% / 40%
0%
$55,229
38
—
Communication
4 —
50% / 50%
25%
$49,410
21
100%
Educational Psychology
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$40,617
7
—
English
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$44,853
12
—
History
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$45,171
12
—
International Studies
4 —
75% / 25%
75%
$54,258
35
—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$44,939
12
—
Political Science
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$54,243
35
—
Psychology
12 —
25% / 75%
8%
$38,539
5
100%
Religious Studies
— —
—
—
$45,753
13
—
Social Work
6 —
17% / 83%
17%
$45,377
13
—
Spanish
— —
—
—
$45,915
13
—
Elementary Education
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$53,114
32
—
Physical Education
27 —
74% / 26%
22%
$55,649
39
84%
Theater
1 +1
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Visual and Performing Arts
1 +3
100% / 0%
100%
—
—
—
Criminal Justice
4 —
100% / 0%
0%
$51,604
27
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$39,338
ROI Percentile
31th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
54%
4-Year Graduation Rate
38%
6-Year Graduation Rate
47%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 48.0% 48.0%
2012 Graduated: 48.4% 48.4%
2013 Graduated: 47.8% 47.8%
2014 Graduated: 46.6% 46.6%
2015 Graduated: 40.9% 40.9%
2016 Graduated: 41.1% 41.1%
2017 Graduated: 45.8% 45.8%
2018 Graduated: 34.0% 34.0%
2019 Graduated: 46.4% 46.4%
2020 Graduated: 43.5% 43.5%
2021 Graduated: 43.2% 43.2%
2022 Graduated: 42.1% 42.1%
2023 Graduated: 46.2% 46.2%
2024 Graduated: 46.8% 46.8%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 35.5% 35.5%
2012 Men: 44.3% 44.3%
2013 Men: 43.1% 43.1%
2014 Men: 34.5% 34.5%
2015 Men: 35.7% 35.7%
2016 Men: 31.9% 31.9%
2017 Men: 35.4% 35.4%
2018 Men: 23.0% 23.0%
2019 Men: 32.7% 32.7%
2020 Men: 34.4% 34.4%
2021 Men: 35.7% 35.7%
2022 Men: 34.8% 34.8%
2023 Men: 35.0% 35.0%
2024 Men: 34.0% 34.0%
2011 Women: 59.3% 59.3%
2012 Women: 52.3% 52.3%
2013 Women: 51.9% 51.9%
2014 Women: 57.6% 57.6%
2015 Women: 49.5% 49.5%
2016 Women: 55.8% 55.8%
2017 Women: 60.9% 60.9%
2018 Women: 54.9% 54.9%
2019 Women: 64.6% 64.6%
2020 Women: 60.5% 60.5%
2021 Women: 60.6% 60.6%
2022 Women: 59.2% 59.2%
2023 Women: 65.0% 65.0%
2024 Women: 65.7% 65.7%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 9.1% 9.1%
2012 Black: 16.7% 16.7%
2013 Black: 21.4% 21.4%
2014 Black: 22.7% 22.7%
2015 Black: 18.0% 18.0%
2016 Black: 23.1% 23.1%
2017 Black: 27.3% 27.3%
2018 Black: 16.9% 16.9%
2019 Black: 26.0% 26.0%
2020 Black: 29.1% 29.1%
2021 Black: 23.9% 23.9%
2022 Black: 32.8% 32.8%
2023 Black: 20.6% 20.6%
2024 Black: 22.2% 22.2%
2011 White: 51.5% 51.5%
2012 White: 51.0% 51.0%
2013 White: 50.2% 50.2%
2014 White: 49.8% 49.8%
2015 White: 48.9% 48.9%
2016 White: 47.9% 47.9%
2017 White: 61.9% 61.9%
2018 White: 44.9% 44.9%
2019 White: 55.2% 55.2%
2020 White: 55.1% 55.1%
2021 White: 52.0% 52.0%
2022 White: 67.7% 67.7%
2023 White: 57.5% 57.5%
2024 White: 55.4% 55.4%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
31.9%
36
31% / 69%
17%
$45,074
12
100%
Education
26.5%
30
67% / 33%
20%
$55,396
38
84%
Business & Economics
16.8%
19
68% / 32%
16%
$58,305
47
—
Life & Natural Sciences
13.3%
15
40% / 60%
13%
$54,151
35
—
Computer Science
3.5%
4
75% / 25%
25%
$75,421
80
—
Professional
3.5%
4
100% / 0%
0%
$51,604
27
—
Physical Sciences & Math
2.7%
3
0% / 100%
0%
$58,212
47
—
Arts
1.8%
2
100% / 0%
50%
—
—
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
72%
Yield (Unbound)
27%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
72%
72%
72%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 57.9% 57.9%
2012 Acceptance: 43.0% 43.0%
2013 Acceptance: 49.5% 49.5%
2014 Acceptance: 62.1% 62.1%
2015 Acceptance: 70.2% 70.2%
2016 Acceptance: 64.6% 64.6%
2017 Acceptance: 94.0% 94.0%
2018 Acceptance: 90.8% 90.8%
2019 Acceptance: 95.3% 95.3%
2020 Acceptance: 91.8% 91.8%
2021 Acceptance: 73.6% 73.6%
2022 Acceptance: 64.9% 64.9%
2023 Acceptance: 60.5% 60.5%
2024 Acceptance: 58.8% 58.8%
2011 Yield: 24.7% 24.7%
2012 Yield: 40.6% 40.6%
2013 Yield: 21.5% 21.5%
2014 Yield: 29.5% 29.5%
2015 Yield: 25.4% 25.4%
2016 Yield: 25.3% 25.3%
2017 Yield: 19.9% 19.9%
2018 Yield: 17.5% 17.5%
2019 Yield: 16.9% 16.9%
2020 Yield: 13.1% 13.1%
2021 Yield: 9.0% 9.0%
2022 Yield: 10.2% 10.2%
2023 Yield: 16.5% 16.5%
2024 Yield: 27.3% 27.3%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,493 1,493
2012 Applicants: 1,523 1,523
2013 Applicants: 1,736 1,736
2014 Applicants: 1,394 1,394
2015 Applicants: 1,168 1,168
2016 Applicants: 1,126 1,126
2017 Applicants: 855 855
2018 Applicants: 1,094 1,094
2019 Applicants: 1,150 1,150
2020 Applicants: 1,568 1,568
2021 Applicants: 2,522 2,522
2022 Applicants: 2,651 2,651
2023 Applicants: 2,435 2,435
2024 Applicants: 1,359 1,359
2011 Admitted: 865 865
2012 Admitted: 655 655
2013 Admitted: 859 859
2014 Admitted: 865 865
2015 Admitted: 820 820
2016 Admitted: 727 727
2017 Admitted: 804 804
2018 Admitted: 993 993
2019 Admitted: 1,096 1,096
2020 Admitted: 1,440 1,440
2021 Admitted: 1,855 1,855
2022 Admitted: 1,721 1,721
2023 Admitted: 1,473 1,473
2024 Admitted: 799 799
2011 Enrolled: 214 214
2012 Enrolled: 266 266
2013 Enrolled: 185 185
2014 Enrolled: 255 255
2015 Enrolled: 208 208
2016 Enrolled: 184 184
2017 Enrolled: 160 160
2018 Enrolled: 174 174
2019 Enrolled: 185 185
2020 Enrolled: 188 188
2021 Enrolled: 167 167
2022 Enrolled: 176 176
2023 Enrolled: 243 243
2024 Enrolled: 218 218
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
600
800
1000
1200
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 770 770
2012 25th: 770 770
2013 25th: 770 770
2014 25th: 770 770
2015 25th: 780 780
2016 25th: 760 760
2017 25th: 850 850
2018 25th: 890 890
2019 25th: 890 890
2020 25th: 850 850
2021 25th: 870 870
2011 75th: 1030 1030
2012 75th: 990 990
2013 75th: 1040 1040
2014 75th: 990 990
2015 75th: 1000 1000
2016 75th: 1000 1000
2017 75th: 1110 1110
2018 75th: 1130 1130
2019 75th: 1120 1120
2020 75th: 1090 1090
2021 75th: 1110 1110
SAT Math
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 380 380
2012 25th: 390 390
2013 25th: 390 390
2014 25th: 390 390
2015 25th: 400 400
2016 25th: 380 380
2017 25th: 420 420
2018 25th: 440 440
2019 25th: 450 450
2020 25th: 420 420
2021 25th: 470 470
2011 75th: 510 510
2012 75th: 510 510
2013 75th: 510 510
2014 75th: 490 490
2015 75th: 510 510
2016 75th: 500 500
2017 75th: 550 550
2018 75th: 560 560
2019 75th: 550 550
2020 75th: 540 540
2021 75th: 510 510
SAT Reading & Writing
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 390 390
2012 25th: 380 380
2013 25th: 380 380
2014 25th: 380 380
2015 25th: 380 380
2016 25th: 380 380
2017 25th: 430 430
2018 25th: 450 450
2019 25th: 440 440
2020 25th: 430 430
2021 25th: 400 400
2011 75th: 520 520
2012 75th: 480 480
2013 75th: 530 530
2014 75th: 500 500
2015 75th: 490 490
2016 75th: 500 500
2017 75th: 560 560
2018 75th: 570 570
2019 75th: 570 570
2020 75th: 550 550
2021 75th: 600 600
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 23.0% 23.0%
2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
