by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Bethel University was awarded 12 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.
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Bethel is ranked #1,370 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Bethel is also ranked #24 out of 41 schools in Tennessee.
With an acceptance rate of 89%, Bethel University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 2% of students accepted to Bethel submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 448 and 550. Math scores were between 480 and 580.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Bethel University, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Bethel University is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Bethel University this rate is 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
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 26% for first-time, full-time students at Bethel, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,457 undergraduates at Bethel with 2,190 being full-time and 1,267 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,705 | $10,448 | $13,563 | $14,903 | $15,003 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Bethel, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Bethel, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $6,004 a year. That adds up to $24,016 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Bethel are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 325 Cherry Ave, McKenzie, TN 38201 |
| Phone: | 731-352-4000 |
| Website: | www.bethelu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 178 | $49,106 |
| Arts & Media Management | 168 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 129 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 48 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 38 | NA |
| Homeland Security | 21 | $78,275 |
| General Education | 16 | NA |
| Nursing | 16 | $71,315 |
| Health & Physical Education | 9 | $31,638 |
| General Biology | 8 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 2,888 students took at least one online class at Bethel University. This is an increase from the 2,594 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,888 | 1,728 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,594 | 1,747 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,752 | 1,711 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,439 | 2,438 |
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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.
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