Bethel University Data & Information Overview

Find out more about how Bethel University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below. Want to dig deeper into a particular stat? Just click on its tile and you’ll be taked to a more in-depth page on the figure. In addition, you can use the links below to quickly jump to any section on this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Bethel University Ranked?

2023 Rankings

Overall Quality

Bethel was not ranked in College Factual's 2023 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

Is It Hard to Get Into Bethel?

Acceptance Rate

As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Bethel University since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.

Learn more about Bethel University admissions.

Bethel University Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Bethel it is much better at 5 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Bethel University

Freshmen Retention Rate

Bethel University has a freshmen retention rate of 100%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 25% for first-time, full-time students at Bethel, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Bethel University.

Bethel University Undergraduate Student Diversity

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 35 undergraduates at Bethel with 9 being full-time and 26 being part-time.

How Much Does Bethel University Cost?

The student loan default rate at Bethel is 14.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Get more details about paying for Bethel University.

How Much Money Do Bethel Graduates Make?

Location of Bethel University

Bethel University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Hampton, Virginia. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Get more details about the location of Bethel University.

Contact details for Bethel are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1705 Todds Ln, Hampton, VA 23666
Phone:	757-826-1883
Website:	ascent.edu/

Bethel University Majors

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	1	NA
Theological & Ministerial Studies	1	NA
Biblical Studies	0	NA
Missionary Studies	0	NA
Sacred Music	0	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Bethel University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Bethel

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2019-2020, 35 students took at least one online class at Bethel University. This is an increase from the 30 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	35	25
2018-2019	30	6
2017-2018	31	11
2016-2017	39	8
2015-2016	50	10

Learn more about online learning at Bethel University.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.