The student population at Bethel University is 4,686 (4,038 undergraduate and 648 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,948 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Bethel is 86.17% which is decreased by 1,086 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 862 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.18 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

1,728 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -50.50% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,216 where 4,686 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

86.17% of total students is undergraduate students and 13.83% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,086 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 862 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.18 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Bethel than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bethel University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,6345,1242,2442,8801,5105051,005
2014-156,229
-405
4,792
-332
2,073
-171
2,719
-161
1,437
-73
494
-11
943
-62
2015-166,318
89
5,021
229
2,111
38
2,910
191
1,297
-140
464
-30
833
-110
2016-175,975
-343
4,829
-192
2,044
-67
2,785
-125
1,146
-151
396
-68
750
-83
2017-185,779
-196
4,8292,115
71
2,714
-71
950
-196
351
-45
599
-151
2018-195,407
-372
4,560
-269
2,008
-107
2,552
-162
847
-103
301
-50
546
-53
2019-203,119
-2,288
2,358
-2,202
1,197
-811
1,161
-1,391
761
-86
263
-38
498
-48
2020-214,001
882
3,457
1,099
1,548
351
1,909
748
544
-217
190
-73
354
-144
2021-224,011
10
3,446
-11
1,635
87
1,811
-98
565
21
196
6
369
15
2022-234,686
675
4,038
592
1,915
280
2,123
312
648
83
238
42
410
41
Average5,2164,2451,8892,356971340631
Bethel University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,245 where 4,038 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bethel University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,1243,9711,7752,1961,153469684
2014-154,7923,4451,5731,8721,347500847
2015-165,0213,5691,5721,9971,452539913
2016-174,8293,4741,5251,9491,355519836
2017-184,8293,4541,6051,8491,375510865
2018-194,5602,9811,4051,5761,579603976
2019-202,3581,638871767720326394
2020-213,4572,1901,0731,1171,267475792
2021-223,4461,9731,0629111,473573900
2022-234,0382,3821,2811,1011,6566341,022
Average4,2454,2451,3741,5344,245515823
Bethel University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 971 where 648 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bethel University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,5101,31143287919973126
2014-151,437989329660448165283
2015-161,2971,11439771718367116
2016-171,14698133564616561104
2017-1895069526243325589166
2018-19847574199375273102171
2019-2076159320938416854114
2020-21544484165319602535
2021-2256516647119399149250
2022-2364816960109479178301
Average97197124446497196167
Bethel University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 53.71%. The percentage was 51.66% 10 years ago and Bethel still has a high percentage of white students. 1.30% of enrolled students is Asian and 29.49% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bethel University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1420332,3798063,42745
2014-1529192,4138683,18356
2015-1634522,262113113,40854
2016-1734492,230114103,16966
2017-1839552,15312993,047117
2018-1938641,91412972,817209
2019-2011171,0456831,615224
2020-2125581,18915332,168240
2021-2221601,14014242,199201
2022-2318611,38221882,517209
Average27471,81112372,755142
Bethel University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,728 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 37% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -50.50% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bethel University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,2293,4912452,493
2015-166,3183,0802,802436
2016-175,9753,0402,785150
2017-185,7792,9273132,539
2018-195,4072,4381,0011,968
2019-203,1191,58201,537
2020-214,0011,711412,249
2021-224,0111,7478471,417
2022-234,6861,7281,1601,798
Average5,0582,4161,0221,621

Ratings & Review

Share your experiences and thoughts about Bethel University. It will be a great help to applicants and prospective students!