by our College Data Analytics TeamBethel earned 13 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 0 in the top 5%, 5 in the top 10% and 7 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #15 of 1,549 in Most Focused for Criminal Justice & Corrections, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Bethel University holds 13 ranking badges across 1 field of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. These badges come from the 2026 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 1 |
| Top 5% | 0 |
| Top 10% | 5 |
| Top 15% | 7 |
| Total | 13 |
Bethel University is best known for Law Enforcement & Firefighting: 2 of its 12 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Criminal Justice & Corrections and Homeland Security.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Tennessee) | ✓ | |||
| Male / Female Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Male / Female Diversity (Tennessee) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (Tennessee) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Tennessee) | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates (Tennessee) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Homeland Security | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2026 online-program rankings, Bethel University earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #57 of 379 in Most Popular Online for Criminal Justice & Corrections.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
Bethel University earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,358 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 48%).
College Factual’s rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2026 edition. Bethel University appears in 72 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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