- The Inkwell
- Minnesota
- Bethel University
Saint Paul, MNSuburb: largeZIP 55112Founded 1871
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1871
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.bethel.edu
MinnesotaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Bethel University
Bethel University is a private nonprofit university in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with 1,871 undergraduates. It admits 88% of applicants, graduates 72% within six years and costs $30,995 a year after aid.
72%graduate
Admission rate88%
Retention86%
4-year graduation63%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans38%
$30,995net price / year
88%admission rate
1249average SAT
72%graduate in 6 years
$69,827median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#395 of 1,704 for earnings#1,482 of 1,739 for lowest net price#321 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,109 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
- $60,066tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $26,240
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $26,240
- Average net price
- $30,995national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,725
$30,001–48,000$19,848
$48,001–75,000$23,046
$75,001–110,000$25,966
$110,001+$37,644
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 88%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1249
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 610–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 580–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college88%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college72%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 72%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 63%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,624
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,827middle 50%: $47,920–$98,478
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$98,478
Median, Bethel University$69,827
Lower quarter$47,920
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
- 1,871
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 23.8
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 36%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,331 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,737
- Endowment, end of year
- $109,281,103
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White77%
Hispanic7.2%
Black6.2%
Asian5.0%
Two or more races3.4%
U.S. nonresident0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown0.9%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Health professions19%
Education9.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.9%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.0%
Psychology5.9%
Liberal arts & humanities5.4%
Physical sciences4.4%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier University Cincinnati, OH | $31,905 | 71% | $69,118 |
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| Belmont University Nashville, TN | $32,648 | 71% | $62,789 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 173160. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3445045.