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Bethune - Cookman University was awarded 55 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
Bethune - Cookman University is also ranked #70 out of 77 schools in Florida.
Bethune - Cookman University was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
The acceptance rate at Bethune - Cookman University is 98%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Bethune - Cookman University is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 80% of students accepted to Bethune - Cookman University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 500. Math scores were between 400 and 480.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Bethune - Cookman University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Bethune - Cookman University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Bethune - Cookman University has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
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 14% for first-time, full-time students at Bethune - Cookman University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,746 undergraduates at Bethune - Cookman University with 2,614 being full-time and 132 being part-time.
$0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
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$16,360 | $16,739 | $19,833 | $23,473 | $24,398 |
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 Bethune - Cookman University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bethune - Cookman University, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $6,887 a year. That adds up to $27,548 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Bethune - Cookman University is 23.6%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for Bethune - Cookman University are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 640 Dr Mary Mcleod Bethune Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3099 |
Phone: | 386-481-2000 |
Website: | www.cookman.edu/ |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/bethunecookmanuniv |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/bethunecookman |
Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
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Criminal Justice & Corrections | 74 | NA |
General Psychology | 68 | NA |
Business Administration & Management | 63 | NA |
Health & Physical Education | 63 | NA |
Liberal Arts General Studies | 49 | $25,987 |
Communication & Media Studies | 38 | NA |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 31 | NA |
Nursing | 18 | NA |
Sociology | 17 | NA |
Gerontology | 15 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2019-2020, 2,845 students took at least one online class at Bethune - Cookman University. This is a decrease from the 2,901 students who took online classes the previous year.
Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
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2019-2020 | 2,845 | 87 |
2018-2019 | 2,901 | 104 |
2017-2018 | 3,773 | 175 |
2016-2017 | 1,701 | 314 |
2015-2016 | 1,808 | 1,808 |
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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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