Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Mennonite
Population
60,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours
2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation
265 (82%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
499
Men / Women
51% / 49%
Athletes
86.4%
Racial/Ethnic
White
48%
Black
20%
Hispanic
18%
International
6%
Native American
4%
Asian
2%
Mixed
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: 50.8% 50.8%
2012 Men: 46.5% 46.5%
2013 Men: 62.6% 62.6%
2014 Men: 57.3% 57.3%
2015 Men: 53.8% 53.8%
2016 Men: 47.5% 47.5%
2017 Men: 51.6% 51.6%
2018 Men: 59.3% 59.3%
2019 Men: 65.8% 65.8%
2020 Men: 55.0% 55.0%
2021 Men: 57.3% 57.3%
2022 Men: 55.0% 55.0%
2023 Men: 56.2% 56.2%
2024 Men: 51.8% 51.8%
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: 2.1% 2.1%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2014 Native: 2.5% 2.5%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2019 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 2.0% 2.0%
2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2024 Native: 1.9% 1.9%
2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 Asian: 4.1% 4.1%
2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2011 Black: 6.2% 6.2%
2012 Black: 2.9% 2.9%
2013 Black: 6.5% 6.5%
2014 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2015 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2016 Black: 6.3% 6.3%
2017 Black: 13.5% 13.5%
2018 Black: 9.9% 9.9%
2019 Black: 21.1% 21.1%
2020 Black: 20.9% 20.9%
2021 Black: 12.4% 12.4%
2022 Black: 12.9% 12.9%
2023 Black: 17.1% 17.1%
2024 Black: 21.5% 21.5%
2011 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1%
2012 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2013 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5%
2014 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3%
2015 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4%
2016 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5%
2017 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1%
2018 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9%
2019 Hispanic: 10.6% 10.6%
2020 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2%
2021 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9%
2022 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9%
2023 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4%
2024 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3%
2011 White: 88.5% 88.5%
2012 White: 94.2% 94.2%
2013 White: 81.5% 81.5%
2014 White: 78.0% 78.0%
2015 White: 89.1% 89.1%
2016 White: 84.3% 84.3%
2017 White: 75.4% 75.4%
2018 White: 74.3% 74.3%
2019 White: 61.8% 61.8%
2020 White: 66.4% 66.4%
2021 White: 70.5% 70.5%
2022 White: 74.3% 74.3%
2023 White: 61.0% 61.0%
2024 White: 64.5% 64.5%
2011 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2012 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2013 International: 4.6% 4.6%
2014 International: 4.2% 4.2%
2015 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2016 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2017 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2018 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2019 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2020 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2022 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2024 International: 0.9% 0.9%
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%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2021 Native: 3.2% 3.2%
2022 Native: 4.0% 4.0%
2023 Native: 4.2% 4.2%
2024 Native: 5.7% 5.7%
2025 Native: 4.2% 4.2%
2020 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2021 Asian: 2.8% 2.8%
2022 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2024 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2025 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2020 Black: 19.2% 19.2%
2021 Black: 14.6% 14.6%
2022 Black: 15.0% 15.0%
2023 Black: 19.0% 19.0%
2024 Black: 17.0% 17.0%
2025 Black: 20.0% 20.0%
2020 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5%
2021 Hispanic: 14.6% 14.6%
2022 Hispanic: 13.1% 13.1%
2023 Hispanic: 16.0% 16.0%
2024 Hispanic: 17.0% 17.0%
2025 Hispanic: 18.2% 18.2%
2020 White: 60.6% 60.6%
2021 White: 60.1% 60.1%
2022 White: 57.8% 57.8%
2023 White: 52.6% 52.6%
2024 White: 52.0% 52.0%
2025 White: 47.7% 47.7%
2020 International: 4.6% 4.6%
2021 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 International: 7.7% 7.7%
2023 International: 4.2% 4.2%
2024 International: 4.5% 4.5%
2025 International: 5.6% 5.6%
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
⇅
Bethel College - North Newton
113
51% / 49%
4%
$52,243
31
99%
Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Mathematics
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
6 —
50% / 50%
0%
$56,736
44
—
Biology
6 —
83% / 17%
0%
$55,059
40
—
Natural Sciences
7 —
43% / 57%
0%
$49,685
24
—
Kinesiology
15 —
60% / 40%
0%
$49,306
23
—
Nursing
10 —
10% / 90%
0%
$65,148
65
96%
General Business
31 +1
71% / 29%
13%
$53,245
34
100%
History
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$50,257
25
—
History Studies
— —
—
—
$50,207
25
—
Mass Communication
5 —
40% / 60%
0%
$47,820
19
—
Psychology
10 —
40% / 60%
0%
$49,421
23
—
Religious Studies
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Social Work
8 —
12% / 88%
0%
$48,829
21
—
Elementary Education
7 —
14% / 86%
0%
$49,782
24
—
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
— —
—
—
$50,262
25
—
Music
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$37,310
5
—
Studio Art
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$36,972
5
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$37,465
ROI Percentile
31th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
62%
4-Year Graduation Rate
22%
6-Year Graduation Rate
41%
Transfer-Out Rate
5%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 52.1% 52.1%
2012 Graduated: 57.7% 57.7%
2013 Graduated: 52.8% 52.8%
2014 Graduated: 57.6% 57.6%
2015 Graduated: 68.5% 68.5%
2016 Graduated: 52.8% 52.8%
2017 Graduated: 42.1% 42.1%
2018 Graduated: 52.5% 52.5%
2019 Graduated: 43.9% 43.9%
2020 Graduated: 43.6% 43.6%
2021 Graduated: 46.5% 46.5%
2022 Graduated: 52.5% 52.5%
2023 Graduated: 43.1% 43.1%
2024 Graduated: 41.1% 41.1%
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%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 49.2% 49.2%
2012 Men: 50.8% 50.8%
2013 Men: 43.3% 43.3%
2014 Men: 44.4% 44.4%
2015 Men: 60.8% 60.8%
2016 Men: 45.1% 45.1%
2017 Men: 31.2% 31.2%
2018 Men: 44.7% 44.7%
2019 Men: 35.1% 35.1%
2020 Men: 30.6% 30.6%
2021 Men: 43.7% 43.7%
2022 Men: 52.0% 52.0%
2023 Men: 33.3% 33.3%
2024 Men: 31.7% 31.7%
2011 Women: 56.8% 56.8%
2012 Women: 67.4% 67.4%
2013 Women: 64.6% 64.6%
2014 Women: 72.7% 72.7%
2015 Women: 78.0% 78.0%
2016 Women: 62.5% 62.5%
2017 Women: 53.2% 53.2%
2018 Women: 59.3% 59.3%
2019 Women: 58.7% 58.7%
2020 Women: 60.4% 60.4%
2021 Women: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 Women: 52.9% 52.9%
2023 Women: 53.3% 53.3%
2024 Women: 54.5% 54.5%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2013 Black: 42.9% 42.9%
2014 Black: 28.6% 28.6%
2015 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Black: 62.5% 62.5%
2017 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2018 Black: 30.0% 30.0%
2019 Black: 11.5% 11.5%
2020 Black: 17.4% 17.4%
2021 Black: 43.8% 43.8%
2022 Black: 30.8% 30.8%
2023 Black: 28.6% 28.6%
2024 Black: 26.1% 26.1%
2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6%
2014 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4%
2015 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0%
2016 Hispanic: 85.7% 85.7%
2017 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2%
2018 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2019 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1%
2020 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2%
2021 Hispanic: 21.4% 21.4%
2022 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2023 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1%
2024 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0%
2011 White: 54.1% 54.1%
2012 White: 59.2% 59.2%
2013 White: 58.0% 58.0%
2014 White: 63.0% 63.0%
2015 White: 70.7% 70.7%
2016 White: 48.6% 48.6%
2017 White: 50.5% 50.5%
2018 White: 58.7% 58.7%
2019 White: 59.2% 59.2%
2020 White: 54.8% 54.8%
2021 White: 49.5% 49.5%
2022 White: 61.3% 61.3%
2023 White: 57.3% 57.3%
2024 White: 52.2% 52.2%
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
⇅
Business & Economics
27.4%
31
71% / 29%
13%
$53,245
34
100%
Health Sciences
22.1%
25
40% / 60%
0%
$55,643
41
96%
Humanities & Social Sciences
22.1%
25
36% / 64%
0%
$48,925
22
—
Life & Natural Sciences
10.6%
12
67% / 33%
0%
$55,898
42
—
Agriculture & Food Science
6.2%
7
43% / 57%
0%
$49,685
24
—
Education
6.2%
7
14% / 86%
0%
$49,782
24
—
Arts
2.7%
3
67% / 33%
0%
$37,197
5
—
Computer Science
1.8%
2
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Physical Sciences & Math
0.9%
1
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
71%
Yield (Unbound)
16%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
71%
71%
71%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 69.7% 69.7%
2012 Acceptance: 65.0% 65.0%
2013 Acceptance: 64.4% 64.4%
2014 Acceptance: 49.1% 49.1%
2015 Acceptance: 53.2% 53.2%
2016 Acceptance: 56.0% 56.0%
2017 Acceptance: 55.8% 55.8%
2018 Acceptance: 44.1% 44.1%
2019 Acceptance: 57.5% 57.5%
2020 Acceptance: 61.3% 61.3%
2021 Acceptance: 70.6% 70.6%
2022 Acceptance: 97.2% 97.2%
2023 Acceptance: 95.7% 95.7%
2024 Acceptance: 93.5% 93.5%
2011 Yield: 38.5% 38.5%
2012 Yield: 28.6% 28.6%
2013 Yield: 22.4% 22.4%
2014 Yield: 26.9% 26.9%
2015 Yield: 28.3% 28.3%
2016 Yield: 23.0% 23.0%
2017 Yield: 25.1% 25.1%
2018 Yield: 22.4% 22.4%
2019 Yield: 28.6% 28.6%
2020 Yield: 23.8% 23.8%
2021 Yield: 25.6% 25.6%
2022 Yield: 19.1% 19.1%
2023 Yield: 17.1% 17.1%
2024 Yield: 15.8% 15.8%
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: 469 469
2012 Applicants: 543 543
2013 Applicants: 854 854
2014 Applicants: 833 833
2015 Applicants: 862 862
2016 Applicants: 770 770
2017 Applicants: 886 886
2018 Applicants: 1,093 1,093
2019 Applicants: 943 943
2020 Applicants: 1,034 1,034
2021 Applicants: 830 830
2022 Applicants: 597 597
2023 Applicants: 977 977
2024 Applicants: 1,154 1,154
2011 Admitted: 327 327
2012 Admitted: 353 353
2013 Admitted: 550 550
2014 Admitted: 409 409
2015 Admitted: 459 459
2016 Admitted: 431 431
2017 Admitted: 494 494
2018 Admitted: 482 482
2019 Admitted: 542 542
2020 Admitted: 634 634
2021 Admitted: 586 586
2022 Admitted: 580 580
2023 Admitted: 935 935
2024 Admitted: 1,079 1,079
2011 Enrolled: 126 126
2012 Enrolled: 101 101
2013 Enrolled: 123 123
2014 Enrolled: 110 110
2015 Enrolled: 130 130
2016 Enrolled: 99 99
2017 Enrolled: 124 124
2018 Enrolled: 108 108
2019 Enrolled: 155 155
2020 Enrolled: 151 151
2021 Enrolled: 150 150
2022 Enrolled: 111 111
2023 Enrolled: 160 160
2024 Enrolled: 170 170
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 850 850
2012 25th: 900 900
2013 25th: 810 810
2014 25th: 805 805
2018 25th: 921 921
2019 25th: 930 930
2020 25th: 935 935
2021 25th: 990 990
2022 25th: 860 860
2011 75th: 1020 1020
2012 75th: 1260 1260
2013 75th: 1100 1100
2014 75th: 910 910
2018 75th: 1148 1148
2019 75th: 1130 1130
2020 75th: 1100 1100
2021 75th: 1160 1160
2022 75th: 1090 1090
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 450 450
2012 25th: 440 440
2013 25th: 420 420
2014 25th: 425 425
2018 25th: 453 453
2019 25th: 470 470
2020 25th: 490 490
2021 25th: 500 500
2022 25th: 430 430
2011 75th: 530 530
2012 75th: 640 640
2013 75th: 580 580
2014 75th: 475 475
2018 75th: 585 585
2019 75th: 580 580
2020 75th: 565 565
2021 75th: 570 570
2022 75th: 560 560
SAT Reading & Writing
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 400 400
2012 25th: 460 460
2013 25th: 390 390
2014 25th: 380 380
2018 25th: 468 468
2019 25th: 460 460
2020 25th: 445 445
2021 25th: 490 490
2022 25th: 430 430
2011 75th: 490 490
2012 75th: 620 620
2013 75th: 520 520
2014 75th: 435 435
2018 75th: 563 563
2019 75th: 550 550
2020 75th: 535 535
2021 75th: 590 590
2022 75th: 530 530
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%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0%
2021 Submitted: 78.0% 78.0%
2022 Submitted: 64.0% 64.0%
2023 Submitted: 2.0% 2.0%
2024 Submitted: 3.0% 3.0%
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.
