unitid 173160 · Saint Paul, MN · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Bethel University
- enrollment 2023
- 4,541
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
88%
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,871
73rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
19%
undergrads on Pell grants
18th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
71%
finish within 150% time
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$58,569
72nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$28,556
after aid, aided students
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$63,764
after entry, Title IV students
77th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$21,500
28th 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 $22,218 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
- 0-30k11%
- 30-48k10%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110k22%
- 110k+40%
- Median family income
- $77,426
- First-generation students
- 19%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $44,226
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.0× 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. | 128 | $72,831 | $24,076 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 91 | $82,863 | $27,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 55 | $74,473 | — |
| Psychology, General. | 40 | $42,989 | $21,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 38 | $66,161 | $24,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 36 | $121,811 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 33 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 31 | $128,692 | — |
| Biology, General. | 29 | $68,538 | $23,552 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 28 | $56,649 | $25,937 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 28 | $58,684 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 25 | $47,172 | $26,000 |
— 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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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.