Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Bethel

At Bethel University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 74.65%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 96.99%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Bethel University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 38.77%, and the 2024 yield is 12.00%. The number of Bethel applicants increased by 33.31% (829 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 74.65%, and this year's acceptance rate is 96.99% at Bethel University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 74.09% and women students' rate is 75.20%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Bethel University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Bethel University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	51.03%	49.53%	52.40%
2014-15	57.42% 6.39%	57.76% 4.76%	57.17% 4.76%
2015-16	83.99% 26.57%	83.53% 27.30%	84.46% 27.30%
2016-17	66.52% -17.47%	66.47% -17.89%	66.57% -17.89%
2017-18	93.59% 27.07%	94.70% 26.01%	92.58% 26.01%
2018-19	66.49% -27.10%	67.08% -26.16%	66.42% -26.16%
2019-20	90.27% 23.78%	89.87% 24.16%	90.58% 24.16%
2020-21	76.12% -14.15%	76.26% -14.58%	76.00% -14.58%
2021-22	50.00% -26.12%	47.02% -23.03%	52.98% -23.03%
2022-23	88.79% 38.79%	86.75% 37.08%	90.05% 37.08%
2023-24	96.99% 8.20%	96.02% 7.94%	97.99% 7.94%
Average	74.65%	74.09%	75.20%

Bethel University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 38.77% where the current academic year yield is 12.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Bethel University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	46.77%	47.94%	45.75%
2014-15	53.72% 6.95%	54.84% 6.96%	52.72% 6.96%
2015-16	64.97% 11.26%	70.33% 6.69%	59.41% 6.69%
2016-17	45.22% -19.75%	51.59% -20.28%	39.13% -20.28%
2017-18	35.10% -10.12%	43.84% -12.13%	27.00% -12.13%
2018-19	32.65% -2.46%	40.81% -0.47%	26.54% -0.47%
2019-20	30.05% -2.60%	37.42% -2.27%	24.26% -2.27%
2020-21	36.42% 6.37%	41.19% 8.02%	32.29% 8.02%
2021-22	48.98% 12.56%	65.00% 0.69%	32.97% 0.69%
2022-23	20.63% -28.34%	22.18% -13.26%	19.71% -13.26%
2023-24	12.00% -8.64%	18.01% -10.73%	8.98% -10.73%
Average	38.77%	44.83%	33.52%

Bethel University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,976, the average number of admitted is 1,470, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 494. The number of Bethel applicants increased by 33.31% (829 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Bethel University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,669	1,362	637
2014-15	2,062 -607	1,184 -1	636 -1
2015-16	1,149 -913	965 -9	627 -9
2016-17	1,353 204	900 -220	407 -220
2017-18	1,388 35	1,299 49	456 49
2018-19	1,898 510	1,262 -44	412 -44
2019-20	1,541 -357	1,391 6	418 6
2020-21	1,717 176	1,307 58	476 58
2021-22	2,148 431	1,074 50	526 50
2022-23	2,489 341	2,210 -70	456 -70
2023-24	3,318 829	3,218 -70	386 -70
Average	1,976	1,470	494

Bethel University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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