Bethel College - North Newton

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 412 (83.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 48%
Black 20%
Hispanic 18%
International 6%
Native American 4%
Asian 2%
Mixed 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Bethel College - North Newton 113 51% 69% 1% 14% 9% 4% $61,817 15 -0.55 48 97% 2.8%
Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,475 13 -1.01 78 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,899 17 -0.81 54 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 6 — 50% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $68,127 36 -0.30 63 — — — — —
Biology 6 — 83% 33% 17% 33% 0% 0% $63,757 37 -0.31 53 — — — — —
Natural Sciences 7 — 43% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $53,621 23 -0.63 26 — — — — —
Kinesiology 15 — 60% 60% 0% 20% 13% 0% $53,158 14 -1.01 25 — — — — —
Nursing 10 — 10% 70% 0% 10% 20% 0% $82,019 9 -1.02 82 100% 2.8% — — —
General Business 31 +1 71% 68% 0% 19% 0% 13% $72,061 49 -0.29 70 96% — — — —
History 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,679 40 -0.32 26 — — — — —
History Studies — — — — — — — — $53,628 40 -0.32 26 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,918 73 +0.26 25 — — — — —
Mass Communication 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $51,720 15 -0.95 22 — — — — —
Psychology 10 — 40% 60% 0% 20% 10% 0% $51,483 31 -0.54 21 — — — — —
Social Work 8 — 12% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $51,088 33 -0.26 20 — — — — —
Elementary Education 7 — 14% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $51,342 46 -0.14 21 — — — — —
English Teaching Licensure — — — — — — — — $54,633 51 -0.12 29 — — — — —
Music 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $33,370 5 -1.44 2 — — — — —
Studio Art 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $33,611 4 -1.42 2 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,465
ROI Percentile 48th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 62%
4-Year Graduation Rate 22%
6-Year Graduation Rate 41%
Transfer-Out Rate 5%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 27.4% 31 71% 68% 0% 19% 0% 13% $72,061 33 -0.29 70 96% —
Health Sciences 22.1% 25 40% 64% 0% 16% 16% 0% $64,702 10 -1.01 56 100% 2.8%
Social Sciences 20.4% 23 30% 74% 0% 9% 13% 0% $51,397 16 -0.53 21 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.6% 12 67% 58% 8% 25% 0% 0% $65,942 40 -0.31 59 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 6.2% 7 43% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $53,621 19 -0.63 26 — —
Education 6.2% 7 14% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $51,342 33 -0.14 21 — —
Arts 2.7% 3 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $33,450 1 -1.43 2 — —
Computer Science 1.8% 2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,475 5 -1.01 78 — —
Humanities 1.8% 2 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,299 41 -0.03 25 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,899 11 -0.81 54 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 98 $1.3M $1.3M $5K
Basketball 43 $493K $492K $252
Soccer 42 $373K $360K $12K
Tennis 14 $149K $151K -$1K
Track & Field (indoor) 14 $8K $8K -$245
Track & Field (outdoor) 14 $64K $64K -$244
Golf 9 $91K $93K -$2K
Cross Country 7 $31K $33K -$1K
Other Sports 3 $17K $19K -$1K
Total 229 $2.5M $2.5M $10K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 45 $383K $378K $4K
Other Sports 33 $326K $337K -$10K
Volleyball 26 $296K $302K -$5K
Basketball 24 $328K $308K $20K
Softball 24 $311K $309K $2K
Tennis 10 $130K $131K -$1K
Track & Field (indoor) 10 $5K $6K -$175
Track & Field (outdoor) 9 $96K $96K -$156
Cross Country 6 $54K $55K -$1K
Golf 5 $70K $63K $6K
Total 183 $2.0M $2.0M $15K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 98 $1.3M $1.3M $5K
Soccer 87 $756K $739K $17K
Basketball 67 $821K $801K $20K
Other Sports 36 $344K $356K -$12K
Volleyball 26 $296K $302K -$5K
Softball 24 $311K $309K $2K
Tennis 24 $279K $282K -$3K
Track & Field (indoor) 24 $14K $14K -$420
Track & Field (outdoor) 23 $160K $161K -$400
Golf 14 $161K $157K $4K
Cross Country 13 $85K $89K -$3K
Total 412 $5.4M $5.4M $25K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 71%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 71% 71% 71%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional