How many students at Bethel? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 4,686 students have enrolled in Bethel University with 4,038 undergraduate and 648 graduate students.
By gender, 2,153 male and 2,533 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (6,139 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).
1,728 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,160 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Bethel University has a total of 4,686 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 4,038 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 648 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,153 male and 2,533 female students (the male-female ratio is 46:54) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 4,686 | 4,038 | 648 |
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| Men | 2,153 | 1,915 | 238 |
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| Women | 2,533 | 2,123 | 410 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 2,517 White, 1,382 Black, and 61 Asian students out of a total of 4,686 are attending at Bethel University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 18 | 11 | 7 |
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| Asian | 61 | 21 | 40 |
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| Black | 1,382 | 575 | 807 |
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| Hispanic | 218 | 96 | 122 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 8 | 6 | 2 |
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| White | 2,517 | 1,219 | 1,298 |
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| Two or more races | 209 | 90 | 119 |
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| Race Unknown | 157 | 65 | 92 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 18 | 11 | 7 |
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| Asian | 37 | 17 | 20 |
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| Black | 1,161 | 508 | 653 |
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| Hispanic | 207 | 93 | 114 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 8 | 6 | 2 |
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| White | 2,166 | 1,068 | 1,098 |
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| Two or more races | 179 | 80 | 99 |
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| Race Unknown | 151 | 62 | 89 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
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| Asian | 24 | 4 | 20 |
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| Black | 221 | 67 | 154 |
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| Hispanic | 11 | 3 | 8 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 351 | 151 | 200 |
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| Two or more races | 30 | 10 | 20 |
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| Race Unknown | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Bethel has 668 students under 18 years old and 11 students over 65 years old. There are 2,338 students under 25 years old, and 1,672 students over 25 years old out of 4,011 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 668 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. Bethel has 2,244 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,202 students aged 25 and over.
It has 94 graduate students aged under 25 and 470 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 668 | 442 | 226 |
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| 18-19 | 780 | 403 | 377 |
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| 20-21 | 476 | 244 | 232 |
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| 22-24 | 414 | 189 | 225 |
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| 25-29 | 389 | 215 | 174 |
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| 30-34 | 344 | 188 | 156 |
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| 35-39 | 302 | 141 | 161 |
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| 40-49 | 404 | 230 | 174 |
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| 50-64 | 222 | 121 | 101 |
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| Over 65 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 668 | 442 | 226 |
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| 18-19 | 780 | 403 | 377 |
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| 20-21 | 472 | 240 | 232 |
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| 22-24 | 324 | 127 | 197 |
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| 25-29 | 248 | 115 | 133 |
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| 30-34 | 263 | 132 | 131 |
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| 35-39 | 223 | 101 | 122 |
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| 40-49 | 301 | 165 | 136 |
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| 50-64 | 159 | 82 | 77 |
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| Over 65 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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| 22-24 | 90 | 62 | 28 |
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| 25-29 | 141 | 100 | 41 |
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| 30-34 | 81 | 56 | 25 |
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| 35-39 | 79 | 40 | 39 |
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| 40-49 | 103 | 65 | 38 |
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| 50-64 | 63 | 39 | 24 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Bethel University, 1,728 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,160 students are enrolled in some online courses.
994 students lived in Tennessee or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 734 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 4,686 | 1,728 | 1,160 |
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| Undergraduate | 4,038 | 1,080 | 1,160 |
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| Graduate | 648 | 648 | 0 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Tennessee Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 994 | 734 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 873 | 207 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 121 | 527 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 4,038 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 950 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 23.53%.694 students have transferred in as full-time status and 256 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 1,688 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 694 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,400 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 256 |
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