- The Inkwell
- Tennessee
- Bethel University
McKenzie, TNTown: distantZIP 38201Founded 1842
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1842
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.bethelu.edu
TennesseeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Bethel University
Bethel University is a private nonprofit university in McKenzie, Tennessee, with 1,547 undergraduates. It admits 60% of applicants, graduates 29% within six years and costs $13,267 a year after aid.
29%graduate
Admission rate60%
Retention54%
4-year graduation19%
Pell Grant share31%
Federal loans33%
$13,267net price / year
60%admission rate
972average SAT
29%graduate in 6 years
$49,011median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,301 of 1,704 for earnings#373 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,557 of 1,738 for graduation rate#370 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
- $32,047tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $18,712
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,712
- Average net price
- $13,267national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,551
$30,001–48,000$13,382
$48,001–75,000$10,783
$75,001–110,000$13,710
$110,001+$17,465
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 60%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 972
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 410–570
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 420–550
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 15–21
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college60%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college54%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college29%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college31%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 29%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 19%
- First-year retention
- 54%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 44%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,283
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,011middle 50%: $30,189–$71,640
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$71,640
Median, Bethel University$49,011
Lower quarter$30,189
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
- 1,547
- Part-time
- 5.2%
- Women / men
- 44% / 56%
- Average age at entry
- 30.2
- First-generation students
- 51%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 31%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $3,147 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,542
- Endowment, end of year
- $12,300,132
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White50%
Hispanic6.5%
Black28%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident5.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Unknown4.3%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management38%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting29%
Education6.3%
Liberal arts & humanities5.8%
Health professions5.6%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.3%
Psychology3.0%
Biological & biomedical sciences1.8%
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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 219718. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4897957.