Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Bethel

At Bethel University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 88.32%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 99.04%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 25.46%, and the 2024 yield is 27.03%. The number of Bethel applicants increased by 10.77% (81 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 88.32%, and this year's acceptance rate is 99.04% at Bethel University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 88.09% and women students' rate is 88.38%.

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	71.58%	72.88%	70.93%
2014-15	70.54% -1.04%	71.08% -0.68%	70.25% -0.68%
2015-16	66.46% -4.07%	65.19% -3.07%	67.18% -3.07%
2016-17	97.77% 31.31%	97.18% 30.94%	98.11% 30.94%
2017-18	89.77% -8.01%	88.01% -7.33%	90.79% -7.33%
2018-19	92.33% 2.57%	92.59% 1.41%	92.20% 1.41%
2019-20	93.76% 1.43%	91.84% 2.60%	94.80% 2.60%
2020-21	92.79% -0.97%	94.07% -2.63%	92.17% -2.63%
2021-22	98.00% 5.21%	98.01% 5.83%	98.00% 5.83%
2022-23	99.47% 1.47%	99.03% 1.78%	99.77% 1.78%
2023-24	99.04% -0.43%	99.10% -1.77%	98.00% -1.77%
Average	88.32%	88.09%	88.38%

Bethel University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 25.46% where the current academic year yield is 27.03%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	28.12%	32.89%	25.68%
2014-15	26.14% -1.98%	32.88% -3.08%	22.60% -3.08%
2015-16	21.82% -4.32%	26.81% -3.51%	19.09% -3.51%
2016-17	21.28% -0.54%	24.15% 0.56%	19.64% 0.56%
2017-18	24.37% 3.09%	27.83% 2.78%	22.42% 2.78%
2018-19	27.10% 2.73%	33.33% 1.43%	23.86% 1.43%
2019-20	24.02% -3.08%	28.02% -1.92%	21.93% -1.92%
2020-21	24.00% -0.03%	29.40% -0.62%	21.31% -0.62%
2021-22	23.02% -0.98%	26.90% 0.71%	22.02% 0.71%
2022-23	33.16% 10.13%	41.04% 5.64%	27.66% 5.64%
2023-24	27.03% -6.12%	30.91% -2.56%	25.10% -2.56%
Average	25.46%	30.38%	22.85%

Bethel University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,204, the average number of admitted is 1,041, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 260. The number of Bethel applicants increased by 10.77% (81 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	1,242	889	250
2014-15	1,215 -27	857 -26	224 -26
2015-16	1,938 723	1,288 57	281 57
2016-17	1,168 -770	1,142 -38	243 -38
2017-18	1,065 -103	956 -10	233 -10
2018-19	1,187 122	1,096 64	297 64
2019-20	1,363 176	1,278 10	307 10
2020-21	1,235 -128	1,146 -32	275 -32
2021-22	1,250 15	1,225 7	282 7
2022-23	752 -498	748 -34	248 -34
2023-24	833 81	825 -25	223 -25
Average	1,204	1,041	260

Bethel University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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