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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Location Mankato, MN
Population 120,000
Website https://www.blc.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (73%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 676
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 66%
From Region 11%
Athletes 48.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 65%
International 21%
Hispanic 6%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 48.8% 48.8% 2012 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2013 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2014 Men: 46.8% 46.8% 2015 Men: 47.4% 47.4% 2016 Men: 41.3% 41.3% 2017 Men: 47.1% 47.1% 2018 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2019 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2020 Men: 51.3% 51.3% 2021 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2022 Men: 55.7% 55.7% 2023 Men: 51.1% 51.1% 2024 Men: 46.9% 46.9%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
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: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2013 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2014 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2015 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2016 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Asian: 4.6% 4.6% 2011 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2012 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2014 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2015 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2016 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2017 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2019 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2020 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2011 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2012 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2014 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2017 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2018 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2019 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2020 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2021 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1% 2023 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2024 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2011 White: 85.2% 85.2% 2012 White: 86.9% 86.9% 2013 White: 83.5% 83.5% 2014 White: 86.7% 86.7% 2015 White: 80.1% 80.1% 2016 White: 87.3% 87.3% 2017 White: 74.1% 74.1% 2018 White: 66.9% 66.9% 2019 White: 80.1% 80.1% 2020 White: 82.3% 82.3% 2021 White: 83.6% 83.6% 2022 White: 83.3% 83.3% 2023 White: 84.6% 84.6% 2024 White: 69.1% 69.1% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2019 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2022 International: 5.8% 5.8% 2023 International: 4.4% 4.4% 2024 International: 13.1% 13.1%

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

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2023 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2021 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2022 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2023 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2024 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2025 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2020 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2021 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2022 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2023 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2024 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2025 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2020 White: 71.2% 71.2% 2021 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2022 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2023 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2024 White: 63.9% 63.9% 2025 White: 65.1% 65.1% 2020 International: 15.2% 15.2% 2021 International: 18.5% 18.5% 2022 International: 20.6% 20.6% 2023 International: 21.0% 21.0% 2024 International: 20.2% 20.2% 2025 International: 21.0% 21.0%

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

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Bethany Lutheran College 145 40% / 60% 22% $54,071 45 98%
Engineering Science 7 — 43% / 57% 29% $82,829 89 —
Computer Science 2 +2 100% / 0% 50% $78,790 86 —
Mathematics 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $66,390 73 —
Biochemistry 6 +1 33% / 67% 50% $56,601 53 —
Biology 11 — 18% / 82% 18% $55,773 50 —
Exercise Science 6 — 33% / 67% 33% $53,334 43 —
Nursing 4 — 25% / 75% 25% $81,012 88 —
Business Administration 31 — 74% / 26% 23% $54,863 48 97%
Communication 8 +3 62% / 38% 12% $47,289 25 100%
Digital Communication 4 +2 50% / 50% 0% $47,030 25 —
English 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $43,569 16 —
General Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Health Communication 9 +2 0% / 100% 67% $55,601 50 —
History — — — — $46,507 23 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,729 27 —
Psychology 7 +4 14% / 86% 29% $45,896 21 —
Religious Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Education — +1 — — $48,681 29 —
Elementary Education 13 — 0% / 100% 23% $47,671 26 —
Health Teacher Education — +1 — — $48,589 29 —
Physical Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,617 29 —
Social Studies Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,511 29 —
Special Education — — — — $48,949 30 —
Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Art Education — — — — $48,309 28 —
Graphic Design 8 — 25% / 75% 12% $43,205 15 —
Music 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $42,423 14 —
Studio Art 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,118 12 —
Theater 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $37,570 7 —
Criminal Justice 2 +4 50% / 50% 0% $52,866 42 —
Legal Studies 7 +1 43% / 57% 14% $53,700 44 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $33,320
ROI Percentile 45th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 50.6% 50.6% 2012 Graduated: 51.1% 51.1% 2013 Graduated: 49.4% 49.4% 2014 Graduated: 54.7% 54.7% 2015 Graduated: 49.4% 49.4% 2016 Graduated: 54.5% 54.5% 2017 Graduated: 51.9% 51.9% 2018 Graduated: 55.1% 55.1% 2019 Graduated: 54.1% 54.1% 2020 Graduated: 61.7% 61.7% 2021 Graduated: 62.7% 62.7% 2022 Graduated: 56.5% 56.5% 2023 Graduated: 59.6% 59.6% 2024 Graduated: 54.9% 54.9%

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

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 51.3% 51.3% 2012 Men: 54.0% 54.0% 2013 Men: 57.6% 57.6% 2014 Men: 51.3% 51.3% 2015 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2016 Men: 49.3% 49.3% 2017 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2018 Men: 51.5% 51.5% 2019 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2020 Men: 59.1% 59.1% 2021 Men: 61.9% 61.9% 2022 Men: 56.1% 56.1% 2023 Men: 60.9% 60.9% 2024 Men: 44.4% 44.4% 2011 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Women: 49.6% 49.6% 2013 Women: 45.3% 45.3% 2014 Women: 57.1% 57.1% 2015 Women: 53.3% 53.3% 2016 Women: 58.9% 58.9% 2017 Women: 53.0% 53.0% 2018 Women: 58.8% 58.8% 2019 Women: 61.2% 61.2% 2020 Women: 64.0% 64.0% 2021 Women: 63.4% 63.4% 2022 Women: 56.8% 56.8% 2023 Women: 58.3% 58.3% 2024 Women: 63.8% 63.8%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2014 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0% 2017 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2018 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2019 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0% 2020 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2021 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2022 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3% 2023 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2024 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2011 White: 52.2% 52.2% 2012 White: 52.3% 52.3% 2013 White: 52.4% 52.4% 2014 White: 56.7% 56.7% 2015 White: 57.1% 57.1% 2016 White: 56.9% 56.9% 2017 White: 50.8% 50.8% 2018 White: 61.5% 61.5% 2019 White: 53.0% 53.0% 2020 White: 66.4% 66.4% 2021 White: 68.8% 68.8% 2022 White: 59.1% 59.1% 2023 White: 60.9% 60.9% 2024 White: 59.5% 59.5% 2012 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 28.6% 28.6% 2022 International: 62.5% 62.5% 2023 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 International: 34.8% 34.8%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 24.1% 35 31% / 69% 26% $49,263 31 100%
Business & Economics 21.4% 31 74% / 26% 23% $54,863 48 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 11.7% 17 24% / 76% 29% $56,065 51 —
Arts 11.0% 16 31% / 69% 6% $42,266 14 —
Education 11.0% 16 6% / 94% 19% $47,790 27 —
Health Sciences 6.9% 10 30% / 70% 30% $64,405 70 —
Professional 6.2% 9 44% / 56% 11% $53,515 44 —
Engineering 4.8% 7 43% / 57% 29% $82,829 89 —
Computer Science 1.4% 2 100% / 0% 50% $78,790 86 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 2 100% / 0% 0% $66,390 73 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (Unbound) 34%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 84.3% 84.3% 2012 Acceptance: 78.0% 78.0% 2013 Acceptance: 74.6% 74.6% 2014 Acceptance: 77.7% 77.7% 2015 Acceptance: 85.3% 85.3% 2016 Acceptance: 80.5% 80.5% 2017 Acceptance: 79.1% 79.1% 2018 Acceptance: 77.9% 77.9% 2019 Acceptance: 72.6% 72.6% 2020 Acceptance: 64.5% 64.5% 2021 Acceptance: 61.5% 61.5% 2022 Acceptance: 58.5% 58.5% 2023 Acceptance: 51.0% 51.0% 2024 Acceptance: 39.0% 39.0% 2011 Yield: 42.5% 42.5% 2012 Yield: 39.8% 39.8% 2013 Yield: 37.1% 37.1% 2014 Yield: 39.7% 39.7% 2015 Yield: 45.6% 45.6% 2016 Yield: 52.3% 52.3% 2017 Yield: 44.3% 44.3% 2018 Yield: 45.5% 45.5% 2019 Yield: 38.7% 38.7% 2020 Yield: 35.9% 35.9% 2021 Yield: 45.3% 45.3% 2022 Yield: 45.2% 45.2% 2023 Yield: 42.3% 42.3% 2024 Yield: 34.0% 34.0%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 452 452 2012 Applicants: 441 441 2013 Applicants: 531 531 2014 Applicants: 457 457 2015 Applicants: 347 347 2016 Applicants: 328 328 2017 Applicants: 388 388 2018 Applicants: 497 497 2019 Applicants: 636 636 2020 Applicants: 665 665 2021 Applicants: 714 714 2022 Applicants: 665 665 2023 Applicants: 881 881 2024 Applicants: 1,319 1,319 2011 Admitted: 381 381 2012 Admitted: 344 344 2013 Admitted: 396 396 2014 Admitted: 355 355 2015 Admitted: 296 296 2016 Admitted: 264 264 2017 Admitted: 307 307 2018 Admitted: 387 387 2019 Admitted: 462 462 2020 Admitted: 429 429 2021 Admitted: 439 439 2022 Admitted: 389 389 2023 Admitted: 449 449 2024 Admitted: 514 514 2011 Enrolled: 162 162 2012 Enrolled: 137 137 2013 Enrolled: 147 147 2014 Enrolled: 141 141 2015 Enrolled: 135 135 2016 Enrolled: 138 138 2017 Enrolled: 136 136 2018 Enrolled: 176 176 2019 Enrolled: 179 179 2020 Enrolled: 154 154 2021 Enrolled: 199 199 2022 Enrolled: 176 176 2023 Enrolled: 190 190 2024 Enrolled: 175 175

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 59%
SAT Range 1040 – 1180
SAT Math Range 490 – 600
SAT RW Range 550 – 580

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2015 25th: 1130 1130 2016 25th: 880 880 2017 25th: 1060 1060 2018 25th: 1050 1050 2019 25th: 950 950 2022 25th: 990 990 2023 25th: 1000 1000 2024 25th: 1040 1040 2015 75th: 1330 1330 2016 75th: 1140 1140 2017 75th: 1230 1230 2018 75th: 1190 1190 2019 75th: 1150 1150 2022 75th: 1290 1290 2023 75th: 1260 1260 2024 75th: 1180 1180

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2015 25th: 560 560 2016 25th: 470 470 2017 25th: 520 520 2018 25th: 530 530 2019 25th: 490 490 2022 25th: 530 530 2023 25th: 550 550 2024 25th: 490 490 2015 75th: 710 710 2016 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 610 610 2019 75th: 580 580 2022 75th: 680 680 2023 75th: 630 630 2024 75th: 600 600

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2015 25th: 570 570 2016 25th: 410 410 2017 25th: 540 540 2018 25th: 520 520 2019 25th: 460 460 2022 25th: 460 460 2023 25th: 450 450 2024 25th: 550 550 2015 75th: 620 620 2016 75th: 590 590 2017 75th: 630 630 2018 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 610 610 2023 75th: 630 630 2024 75th: 580 580

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
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: 97.0% 97.0% 2013 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2014 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2015 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2016 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2017 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2018 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2019 Submitted: 87.0% 87.0% 2022 Submitted: 71.0% 71.0% 2023 Submitted: 68.0% 68.0% 2024 Submitted: 59.0% 59.0%

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.