- The Inkwell
- Minnesota
- Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, MNCity: smallZIP 56001Founded 1927
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1927
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1968
- Website
- www.blc.edu
MinnesotaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Bethany Lutheran College
Bethany Lutheran College is a private nonprofit college in Mankato, Minnesota, with 669 undergraduates. It admits 39% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $21,589 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate39%
Retention72%
4-year graduation48%
Pell Grant share26%
Federal loans42%
$21,589net price / year
39%admission rate
1150average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$50,975median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,000median debt
#1,221 of 1,704 for earnings#997 of 1,739 for lowest net price#728 of 1,738 for graduation rate#153 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
- $42,662tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $32,660
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $32,660
- Average net price
- $21,589national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,923
$30,001–48,000$15,980
$48,001–75,000$13,465
$75,001–110,000$21,632
$110,001+$27,419
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 39%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–580
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 490–600
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college39%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college26%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 48%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 54%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,885
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,975middle 50%: $38,691–$74,602
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$74,602
Median, Bethany Lutheran College$50,975
Lower quarter$38,691
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
- 669
- Part-time
- 1.9%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 26%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 51%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,253 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,719
- Endowment, end of year
- $48,271,455
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White66%
Hispanic5.8%
Black3.1%
Asian1.2%
Two or more races2.8%
U.S. nonresident20%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.8%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Biological & biomedical sciences15%
Communication & journalism14%
Education10%
Visual & performing arts10%
Legal professions9.2%
Engineering4.6%
Psychology4.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 173142. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4897766.