Bethel University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 20,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,655 (59%)
Days Without Precipitation 258 (73%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,485
Men / Women 56% / 44%
From State 89%
From Region 6%
Athletes 477 (32.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 50%
Black 29%
Hispanic 6%
International 6%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

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 University 329 54% 54% 0% 29% 1% 5% $64,832 25 -0.05 71 95% 7.6%
Mathematics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $66,674 22 -0.70 74 — — — — —
Biochemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,645 14 -0.79 67 — — — — —
Biology 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% 25% $61,343 23 -0.59 65 — — — — —
Environmental Biology 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,149 55 -0.02 54 — — — — —
Exercise Science 12 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% 17% $51,646 11 -1.18 42 100% 10.7% — — —
Health and Wellness 7 — 43% 43% 0% 29% 0% 14% $68,428 54 -0.00 76 — — — — —
Nursing 8 — 12% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $93,858 66 +0.16 94 100% 4.0% — — —
Pre-Medicine 7 — 29% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $68,531 55 +0.00 76 — — — — —
Accounting and Business 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,950 17 -0.98 80 — — — — —
Business Administration 33 — 82% 61% 0% 9% 0% 18% $64,175 20 -0.70 70 92% 8.3% — — —
Management Information Systems 5 — 100% 0% 0% 40% 0% 60% $70,748 7 -1.24 79 — — — — —
Organizational Leadership 83 — 43% 41% 0% 48% 1% 0% $64,175 16 -0.85 70 92% 8.3% — — —
Sport Management 9 — 44% 33% 0% 44% 0% 11% $51,646 15 -1.02 42 100% 10.7% — — —
Christian Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,670 75 +0.35 47 — — — — —
English 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $53,885 61 +0.18 48 — — — — —
History 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $55,574 51 -0.13 52 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 — 57% 57% 0% 43% 0% 0% $57,155 61 -0.02 56 — — — — —
Human Services 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,335 47 +0.01 46 — — — — —
Psychology 12 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 8% 8% $52,871 40 -0.33 45 — — — — —
Recording Arts 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,322 21 -0.80 46 — — — — —
Sociology 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,824 43 -0.28 47 — — — — —
Biology Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,645 55 -0.11 55 — — — — —
Elementary Education 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $54,907 76 +0.39 50 — — — — —
Physical Education 13 — 85% 15% 0% 46% 0% 0% $56,713 51 -0.13 55 — — — — —
Special Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,845 50 -0.01 53 — — — — —
Art — — — — — — — — $48,734 60 +0.20 34 — — — — —
Music Education 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,582 88 +0.95 52 — — — — —
Music Management — — — — — — — — $51,406 69 +0.50 41 — — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $50,975 68 +0.45 40 — — — — —
Music Technology — — — — — — — — $50,972 68 +0.45 40 — — — — —
Theatre — — — — — — — — $46,880 77 +0.51 29 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 87 — 62% 67% 0% 26% 1% 1% $69,496 92 +1.32 77 96% 6.8% — — —
Emergency Management 13 — 77% 77% 0% 8% 8% 0% $75,472 49 +0.01 83 96% 4.7% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $19,356
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 54%
4-Year Graduation Rate 14%
6-Year Graduation Rate 35%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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 40.7% 134 55% 46% 0% 37% 1% 7% $63,811 10 -0.84 69 93% 8.5%
Professional 30.4% 100 64% 68% 0% 24% 2% 1% $70,273 55 +1.15 78 96% 6.5%
Health Sciences 10.3% 34 26% 62% 0% 24% 0% 9% $68,510 16 -0.38 76 100% 8.0%
Education 6.1% 20 60% 35% 0% 35% 0% 0% $56,262 69 -0.01 54 — —
Social Sciences 5.2% 17 35% 35% 0% 29% 6% 6% $53,093 24 -0.33 46 — —
Humanities 3.0% 10 60% 50% 10% 30% 0% 10% $56,321 59 +0.03 54 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.1% 7 43% 57% 0% 14% 0% 14% $60,045 18 -0.46 62 — —
Arts 1.5% 5 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,582 67 +0.95 52 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 2 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $66,674 17 -0.70 74 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 169 $3.2M $1.5M $1.7M
Soccer 53 $884K $715K $169K
Baseball 50 $835K $937K -$101K
Basketball 33 $830K $595K $235K
Track & Field (outdoor) 21 $401K $461K -$59K
Cross Country 14 $133K $302K -$168K
Tennis 11 $198K $248K -$50K
Golf 9 $123K $154K -$30K
Total 360 $6.6M $5.0M $1.7M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 26 $337K $613K -$276K
Softball 24 $354K $462K -$108K
Volleyball 24 $423K $497K -$73K
Basketball 16 $275K $670K -$395K
Track & Field (outdoor) 9 $205K $225K -$19K
Tennis 8 $249K $275K -$25K
Cross Country 5 $37K $162K -$125K
Golf 5 $89K $174K -$84K
Total 117 $2.0M $3.1M -$1.1M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 169 $3.2M $1.5M $1.7M
Soccer 79 $1.2M $1.3M -$107K
Baseball 50 $835K $937K -$101K
Basketball 49 $1.1M $1.3M -$160K
Track & Field (outdoor) 30 $607K $686K -$79K
Softball 24 $354K $462K -$108K
Volleyball 24 $423K $497K -$73K
Cross Country 19 $170K $465K -$294K
Tennis 19 $448K $523K -$75K
Golf 14 $213K $328K -$115K
Total 477 $8.7M $8.6M $115K

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 89%
Yield (non-ED) 27%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 90% 87% 100%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 27%
SAT Range 1190 – 1230