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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Location Mckenzie, TN
Population 20,000
Website http://www.bethel.edu/
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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 32.5%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 48.1% 48.1% 2012 Men: 58.5% 58.5% 2013 Men: 47.6% 47.6% 2014 Men: 48.1% 48.1% 2015 Men: 55.2% 55.2% 2016 Men: 55.8% 55.8% 2017 Men: 60.1% 60.1% 2018 Men: 53.9% 53.9% 2019 Men: 54.8% 54.8% 2020 Men: 52.5% 52.5% 2021 Men: 65.3% 65.3% 2022 Men: 40.1% 40.1% 2023 Men: 58.0% 58.0% 2024 Men: 58.7% 58.7%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2019 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Black: 23.1% 23.1% 2012 Black: 21.4% 21.4% 2013 Black: 23.5% 23.5% 2014 Black: 21.6% 21.6% 2015 Black: 25.1% 25.1% 2016 Black: 21.8% 21.8% 2017 Black: 29.6% 29.6% 2018 Black: 34.1% 34.1% 2019 Black: 26.2% 26.2% 2020 Black: 29.3% 29.3% 2021 Black: 34.3% 34.3% 2022 Black: 23.8% 23.8% 2023 Black: 39.1% 39.1% 2024 Black: 27.9% 27.9% 2011 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2013 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2019 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2023 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2024 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2011 White: 59.4% 59.4% 2012 White: 59.3% 59.3% 2013 White: 56.9% 56.9% 2014 White: 62.7% 62.7% 2015 White: 55.6% 55.6% 2016 White: 70.3% 70.3% 2017 White: 59.5% 59.5% 2018 White: 58.1% 58.1% 2019 White: 65.4% 65.4% 2020 White: 59.8% 59.8% 2021 White: 54.3% 54.3% 2022 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2023 White: 47.2% 47.2% 2024 White: 42.6% 42.6% 2011 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2012 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 International: 4.3% 4.3% 2014 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2015 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2016 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2017 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2018 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2019 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2020 International: 4.4% 4.4% 2021 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2024 International: 5.6% 5.6%

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% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Black: 32.9% 32.9% 2021 Black: 31.2% 31.2% 2022 Black: 28.2% 28.2% 2023 Black: 33.9% 33.9% 2024 Black: 29.4% 29.4% 2025 Black: 29.3% 29.3% 2020 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2022 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2024 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2025 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2020 White: 51.9% 51.9% 2021 White: 54.1% 54.1% 2022 White: 53.6% 53.6% 2023 White: 51.0% 51.0% 2024 White: 50.5% 50.5% 2025 White: 50.1% 50.1% 2020 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2021 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2022 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2023 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2024 International: 5.5% 5.5% 2025 International: 6.0% 6.0%

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
Bethel University 329 54% / 46% 5% $59,668 68 94%
Mathematics 2 — 100% / 0% 50% — — —
Biochemistry 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Biology 4 — 25% / 75% 25% $60,803 70 —
Environmental Biology 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,298 52 —
Exercise Science 11 — 18% / 82% 18% $53,500 55 100%
Health and Wellness 7 — 43% / 57% 14% $64,381 76 —
Kinesiology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,500 55 100%
Nursing 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $88,704 95 100%
Pre-Medicine 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $64,171 76 —
Accounting and Business 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $63,161 74 —
Business Administration 33 — 82% / 18% 18% $55,536 60 93%
Management Information Systems 5 — 100% / 0% 60% $63,116 74 —
Organizational Leadership 83 — 43% / 57% 0% $55,536 60 93%
Sport Management 9 — 44% / 56% 11% $53,500 55 100%
Christian Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,675 50 —
English 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $48,046 39 —
History 1 — 0% / 100% 100% $51,401 49 —
Human Services 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,558 47 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $52,146 51 —
Psychology 12 — 33% / 67% 8% $50,663 47 —
Recording Arts 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,788 47 —
Sociology 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,025 51 —
Biology Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,617 52 —
Elementary Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $50,836 48 —
Physical Education 13 — 85% / 15% 0% $52,275 52 —
Special Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,131 51 —
Art — — — — $40,406 18 —
Music Education 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $51,530 50 —
Music Management — — — — $43,463 26 —
Music Performance — — — — $42,712 24 —
Music Technology — — — — $42,871 24 —
Theatre — — — — $37,855 13 —
Criminal Justice 87 — 62% / 38% 1% $64,999 77 96%
Emergency Management 13 — 77% / 23% 0% $78,979 89 86%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $19,356
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 32.1% 32.1% 2012 Graduated: 28.8% 28.8% 2013 Graduated: 30.2% 30.2% 2014 Graduated: 35.8% 35.8% 2015 Graduated: 30.2% 30.2% 2016 Graduated: 35.3% 35.3% 2017 Graduated: 27.1% 27.1% 2018 Graduated: 28.8% 28.8% 2019 Graduated: 31.8% 31.8% 2020 Graduated: 34.9% 34.9% 2021 Graduated: 37.7% 37.7% 2022 Graduated: 45.0% 45.0% 2023 Graduated: 34.9% 34.9% 2024 Graduated: 35.0% 35.0%

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% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 26.2% 26.2% 2012 Men: 25.5% 25.5% 2013 Men: 29.3% 29.3% 2014 Men: 28.1% 28.1% 2015 Men: 24.5% 24.5% 2016 Men: 31.1% 31.1% 2017 Men: 19.8% 19.8% 2018 Men: 23.3% 23.3% 2019 Men: 29.2% 29.2% 2020 Men: 29.4% 29.4% 2021 Men: 38.9% 38.9% 2022 Men: 47.0% 47.0% 2023 Men: 32.1% 32.1% 2024 Men: 19.9% 19.9% 2011 Women: 38.9% 38.9% 2012 Women: 34.0% 34.0% 2013 Women: 31.3% 31.3% 2014 Women: 45.1% 45.1% 2015 Women: 37.7% 37.7% 2016 Women: 42.9% 42.9% 2017 Women: 37.8% 37.8% 2018 Women: 34.4% 34.4% 2019 Women: 35.2% 35.2% 2020 Women: 43.3% 43.3% 2021 Women: 36.2% 36.2% 2022 Women: 42.7% 42.7% 2023 Women: 39.2% 39.2% 2024 Women: 52.9% 52.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 29.6% 29.6% 2012 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2013 Black: 18.3% 18.3% 2014 Black: 24.1% 24.1% 2015 Black: 20.5% 20.5% 2016 Black: 20.7% 20.7% 2017 Black: 17.6% 17.6% 2018 Black: 19.0% 19.0% 2019 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2020 Black: 23.2% 23.2% 2021 Black: 23.6% 23.6% 2022 Black: 55.4% 55.4% 2023 Black: 18.3% 18.3% 2024 Black: 34.2% 34.2% 2011 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2012 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2013 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2014 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2015 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2018 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2019 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2022 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2023 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8% 2024 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2011 White: 34.5% 34.5% 2012 White: 34.0% 34.0% 2013 White: 36.6% 36.6% 2014 White: 38.1% 38.1% 2015 White: 37.9% 37.9% 2016 White: 38.1% 38.1% 2017 White: 31.6% 31.6% 2018 White: 34.6% 34.6% 2019 White: 34.1% 34.1% 2020 White: 39.6% 39.6% 2021 White: 46.5% 46.5% 2022 White: 40.9% 40.9% 2023 White: 43.1% 43.1% 2024 White: 37.9% 37.9% 2011 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 International: 27.3% 27.3% 2014 International: 53.8% 53.8% 2015 International: 63.6% 63.6% 2016 International: 53.8% 53.8% 2017 International: 41.7% 41.7% 2018 International: 12.5% 12.5% 2019 International: 80.0% 80.0% 2020 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2021 International: 53.8% 53.8% 2022 International: 20.0% 20.0% 2023 International: 30.8% 30.8% 2024 International: 30.4% 30.4%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 40.7% 134 55% / 45% 7% $55,910 60 93%
Professional 30.4% 100 64% / 36% 1% $66,816 79 94%
Health Sciences 10.3% 34 26% / 74% 9% $66,220 78 100%
Humanities & Social Sciences 8.2% 27 44% / 56% 7% $51,167 48 —
Education 6.1% 20 60% / 40% 0% $51,990 51 —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.1% 7 43% / 57% 14% $57,968 65 —
Arts 1.5% 5 40% / 60% 0% $51,530 50 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 2 100% / 0% 50% — — —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 89%
Yield (Unbound) 27%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

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: 48.2% 48.2% 2012 Acceptance: 55.3% 55.3% 2013 Acceptance: 51.0% 51.0% 2014 Acceptance: 57.4% 57.4% 2015 Acceptance: 84.0% 84.0% 2016 Acceptance: 66.5% 66.5% 2017 Acceptance: 93.6% 93.6% 2018 Acceptance: 66.5% 66.5% 2019 Acceptance: 90.3% 90.3% 2020 Acceptance: 76.1% 76.1% 2021 Acceptance: 50.0% 50.0% 2022 Acceptance: 88.8% 88.8% 2023 Acceptance: 97.2% 97.2% 2024 Acceptance: 60.2% 60.2% 2011 Yield: 98.0% 98.0% 2012 Yield: 51.5% 51.5% 2013 Yield: 46.8% 46.8% 2014 Yield: 53.7% 53.7% 2015 Yield: 65.0% 65.0% 2016 Yield: 45.2% 45.2% 2017 Yield: 35.1% 35.1% 2018 Yield: 32.6% 32.6% 2019 Yield: 30.1% 30.1% 2020 Yield: 36.4% 36.4% 2021 Yield: 48.6% 48.6% 2022 Yield: 20.6% 20.6% 2023 Yield: 12.5% 12.5% 2024 Yield: 32.2% 32.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 6,608 6,608 2012 Applicants: 1,675 1,675 2013 Applicants: 2,669 2,669 2014 Applicants: 2,062 2,062 2015 Applicants: 1,149 1,149 2016 Applicants: 1,353 1,353 2017 Applicants: 1,388 1,388 2018 Applicants: 1,898 1,898 2019 Applicants: 1,541 1,541 2020 Applicants: 1,717 1,717 2021 Applicants: 2,148 2,148 2022 Applicants: 2,489 2,489 2023 Applicants: 3,318 3,318 2024 Applicants: 1,486 1,486 2011 Admitted: 3,185 3,185 2012 Admitted: 926 926 2013 Admitted: 1,362 1,362 2014 Admitted: 1,184 1,184 2015 Admitted: 965 965 2016 Admitted: 900 900 2017 Admitted: 1,299 1,299 2018 Admitted: 1,262 1,262 2019 Admitted: 1,391 1,391 2020 Admitted: 1,307 1,307 2021 Admitted: 1,073 1,073 2022 Admitted: 2,210 2,210 2023 Admitted: 3,224 3,224 2024 Admitted: 895 895 2011 Enrolled: 3,121 3,121 2012 Enrolled: 477 477 2013 Enrolled: 637 637 2014 Enrolled: 636 636 2015 Enrolled: 627 627 2016 Enrolled: 407 407 2017 Enrolled: 456 456 2018 Enrolled: 412 412 2019 Enrolled: 418 418 2020 Enrolled: 476 476 2021 Enrolled: 522 522 2022 Enrolled: 456 456 2023 Enrolled: 402 402 2024 Enrolled: 288 288

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 27%
SAT Range 1190 – 1230

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 830 830 2012 25th: 930 930 2013 25th: 835 835 2015 25th: 785 785 2016 25th: 795 795 2017 25th: 890 890 2018 25th: 820 820 2019 25th: 945 945 2020 25th: 880 880 2021 25th: 875 875 2022 25th: 928 928 2023 25th: 625 625 2024 25th: 830 830 2011 75th: 1046 1046 2012 75th: 1120 1120 2013 75th: 1015 1015 2015 75th: 1020 1020 2016 75th: 1060 1060 2017 75th: 1040 1040 2018 75th: 1072 1072 2019 75th: 1103 1103 2020 75th: 1095 1095 2021 75th: 1108 1108 2022 75th: 1130 1130 2023 75th: 1100 1100 2024 75th: 1120 1120

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 470 470 2013 25th: 445 445 2014 25th: 400 400 2015 25th: 390 390 2016 25th: 390 390 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 420 420 2019 25th: 475 475 2020 25th: 440 440 2021 25th: 428 428 2022 25th: 480 480 2023 25th: 325 325 2024 25th: 420 420 2011 75th: 533 533 2012 75th: 570 570 2013 75th: 505 505 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 500 500 2016 75th: 560 560 2017 75th: 550 550 2018 75th: 522 522 2019 75th: 560 560 2020 75th: 540 540 2021 75th: 565 565 2022 75th: 580 580 2023 75th: 575 575 2024 75th: 550 550

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
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 2015 25th: 395 395 2016 25th: 405 405 2017 25th: 430 430 2018 25th: 400 400 2019 25th: 470 470 2020 25th: 440 440 2021 25th: 447 447 2022 25th: 448 448 2023 25th: 300 300 2024 25th: 410 410 2011 75th: 513 513 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 510 510 2015 75th: 520 520 2016 75th: 500 500 2017 75th: 490 490 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 543 543 2020 75th: 555 555 2021 75th: 543 543 2022 75th: 550 550 2023 75th: 525 525 2024 75th: 570 570

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: 19.0% 19.0% 2012 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2013 Submitted: 51.0% 51.0% 2014 Submitted: 59.0% 59.0% 2015 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0% 2016 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2017 Submitted: 66.0% 66.0% 2018 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2019 Submitted: 71.0% 71.0% 2020 Submitted: 85.0% 85.0% 2021 Submitted: 79.0% 79.0% 2022 Submitted: 31.0% 31.0% 2023 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2024 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%

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.