- The Inkwell
- Kansas
- Bethany College
Lindsborg, KSRural: remoteZIP 67456Founded 1881
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1881
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.bethanylb.edu
KansasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Bethany College
Bethany College is a private nonprofit college in Lindsborg, Kansas, with 569 undergraduates. It admits 56% of applicants, graduates 31% within six years and costs $28,538 a year after aid.
31%graduate
Admission rate56%
Retention42%
4-year graduation28%
Pell Grant share51%
Federal loans69%
$28,538net price / year
56%admission rate
—average SAT
31%graduate in 6 years
$56,377median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#971 of 1,704 for earnings#1,404 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,529 of 1,738 for graduation rate#309 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $56,086tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $34,200
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $34,200
- Average net price
- $28,538national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$26,129
$30,001–48,000$24,143
$48,001–75,000$26,675
$75,001–110,000$31,818
$110,001+$33,251
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 56%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college56%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college42%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college31%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college51%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 31%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 28%
- First-year retention
- 42%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 34%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,785
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,377middle 50%: $40,862–$78,842
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,842
Median, Bethany College$56,377
Lower quarter$40,862
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 569
- Part-time
- 0.5%
- Women / men
- 34% / 66%
- Average age at entry
- 20.5
- First-generation students
- 33%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 51%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $4,596 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,693
- Endowment, end of year
- $13,171,944
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White47%
Hispanic26%
Black20%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races1.2%
U.S. nonresident2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown1.2%
12 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education23%
Business & management22%
Parks, recreation & fitness19%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting11%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.6%
Visual & performing arts6.6%
Psychology5.5%
Mathematics & statistics2.2%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 154721. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4897733.