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Bethel Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to find out how diverse the typical college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the Bethel diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Bethel Student Population

How Many Students Attend Bethel University?

Bethel total enrollment is approximately 4,001 students. 2,190 are undergraduates and 484 are graduate students.

Bethel Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Bethel undergraduate population is made up of 51% women, and 49% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Bethel Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,169
Black or African American	681
Multi-Ethnic	166
Hispanic	69
International	55
Unknown	33
Asian	8
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Bethel Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 66% of full-time grad students are women, and 34% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Bethel Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	264
Black or African American	170
Multi-Ethnic	18
Hispanic	12
Asian	9
Unknown	6
International	2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Bethel Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	2,168
Black or African American	1,189
Multi-Ethnic	240
Hispanic	153
Unknown	107
International	58
Asian	58
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	3

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Bethel University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	626
Black or African American	93
Asian	3
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Bethel.

Bethel Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 2,263 female students and 1,738 male students at Bethel.

Close to Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Bethel is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Bethel faculty.

There are approximately 429 female teachers and 304 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

Bethel ranks 1,179 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

14.53% of Bethel students come from out of state, and 0.25% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 19 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Tennessee	338
Georgia	8
Kentucky	7
Florida	7
Alabama	6

International Students at Bethel

Students from 26 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from United Kingdom, Brazil, and Canada.

Learn more about international students at Bethel.

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Bethel, 21.99% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
35 and over	1,960
25-29	796
18-19	792
30-34	735
20-21	479
22-24	447
Under 18	0

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

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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• Read College Factual's Diversity Ranking Methodology.