unitid 173142 · Mankato, MN · private nonprofit 4-year · city (small)
Bethany Lutheran College
- enrollment 2023
- 932
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
39%
12th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
669
38th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
22%
undergrads on Pell grants
25th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
55%
finish within 150% time
45th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$41,013
39th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$20,148
after aid, aided students
37th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$46,110
after entry, Title IV students
31st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$23,000
38th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $12,571 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $70,558
- First-generation students
- not reported
- In-state tuition & fees
- $31,360
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 26 | $52,695 | $26,000 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 11 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 11 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 8 | $45,502 | — |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | 8 | — | — |
| Legal Support Services. | 8 | — | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 7 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 6 | — | — |
| Engineering Science. | 6 | — | — |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 6 | — | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 5 | — | — |
| Mathematics. | 5 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.