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 108 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Bethel is ranked #1,180 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Bethel held the #1,217 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 45 colleges in Tennessee, Bethel is ranked at #21.
Bethel University has an acceptance rate of 50%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Bethel.
About 7% 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 447 and 543. Math scores were between 428 and 565.
The student to faculty ratio at Bethel University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 100%. 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 55%, 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 20% 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,708 | $14,779 | $17,690 | $18,108 | $17,860 |
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 75% of students took out student loans averaging $5,610 a year. That adds up to $22,440 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Bethel is 9.8%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/bethelu |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/betheluniv |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 208 | $46,354 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 112 | $47,898 |
| Homeland Security | 36 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 16 | NA |
| General Psychology | 15 | NA |
| Accounting | 12 | NA |
| Nursing | 10 | $57,927 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 9 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 6 | NA |
| Human Services | 6 | 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 2020-2021, 2,594 students took at least one online class at Bethel University. This is an increase from the 1,752 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,594 | 1,747 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,752 | 1,711 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,046 | 2,010 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,439 | 2,438 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,240 | 2,927 |
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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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