Academic Life at Bethel University

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Bethel University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Bethel University:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at Bethel University is about average at 12 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. At Bethel University, 36% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

Bethel University offers 54 majors with reported completions across 22 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Bethel University are summarised below:

The most popular majors at Bethel University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Bethel University:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Bethel University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 1,298 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Bethel University retains and graduates its students — 86% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Continue Your Research on Bethel University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Bethel University in more detail:

• Academic Majors at Bethel University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty Composition at Bethel University — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation and Retention at Bethel University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Online Learning at Bethel University — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation at Bethel University — the schools accreditation and what it means