- The Inkwell
- West Virginia
- Bethany College
Bethany, WVRural: fringeZIP 26032Founded 1840
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1840
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.bethanywv.edu
- Member of
- ACA
West VirginiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Bethany College
Bethany College is a private nonprofit college in Bethany, West Virginia, with 614 undergraduates. It admits 59% of applicants, graduates 48% within six years and costs $22,129 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Admission rate59%
Retention54%
4-year graduation37%
Pell Grant share55%
Federal loans89%
$22,129net price / year
59%admission rate
—average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$49,672median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,267 of 1,704 for earnings#1,029 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,131 of 1,738 for graduation rate#347 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
- $54,890tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,896
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,896
- Average net price
- $22,129national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,741
$30,001–48,000$18,887
$48,001–75,000$18,361
$75,001–110,000$24,251
$110,001+$29,704
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 59%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college59%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college54%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college55%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 37%
- First-year retention
- 54%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 46%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,270
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,672middle 50%: $33,612–$70,732
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$70,732
Median, Bethany College$49,672
Lower quarter$33,612
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
- 614
- Part-time
- 0.2%
- Women / men
- 41% / 59%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 55%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,417 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,782
- Endowment, end of year
- $52,403,983
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White44%
Hispanic5.4%
Black16%
Asian0.2%
Two or more races2.8%
U.S. nonresident7.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown23%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education27%
Business & management16%
Biological & biomedical sciences13%
Psychology12%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.3%
Public administration & social service5.3%
Communication & journalism3.5%
Computer & information sciences3.5%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 237181. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4897734.