The student population at Bethel University is 1,292 (1,181 undergraduate and 111 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 512 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Bethel is 91.41% which is decreased by 474 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 38 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.49 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

247 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 88.55% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,542 where 1,292 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

91.41% of total students is undergraduate students and 8.59% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 474 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 38 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.49 to 1 and it means that there are 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
2013-141,8041,6555601,0951497475
2014-151,792
-12
1,600
-55
558
-2
1,042
-53
192
43
85
11
107
32
2015-161,719
-73
1,489
-111
520
-38
969
-73
230
38
110
25
120
13
2016-171,639
-80
1,388
-101
495
-25
893
-76
251
21
94
-16
157
37
2017-181,513
-126
1,330
-58
483
-12
847
-46
183
-68
70
-24
113
-44
2018-191,5131,329
-1
467
-16
862
15
184
1
77
7
107
-6
2019-201,450
-63
1,273
-56
478
11
795
-67
177
-7
58
-19
119
12
2020-211,362
-88
1,195
-78
432
-46
763
-32
167
-10
59
1
108
-11
2021-221,339
-23
1,206
11
448
16
758
-5
133
-34
51
-8
82
-26
2022-231,292
-47
1,181
-25
472
24
709
-49
111
-22
46
-5
65
-17
Average1,5421,36549187317872105
Bethel University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,365 where 1,181 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
2013-141,6551,30246683635394259
2014-151,6001,227458769373100273
2015-161,4891,16844272632178243
2016-171,3881,12843169726064196
2017-181,3301,04441163328672214
2018-191,3291,06041564526952217
2019-201,2731,01840361525575180
2020-211,1951,00238162119351142
2021-221,2061,02139063118558127
2022-231,1811,02142459716048112
Average1,3651,3654226771,36569196
Bethel University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 178 where 111 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
2013-141493111201186355
2014-15192257181677889
2015-162304520251859095
2016-1725159194019275117
2017-181833915241445589
2018-191844220221425785
2019-2017731131814645101
2020-211674317261244282
2021-22133381820953362
2022-23111281414833251
Average17817815231785783
Bethel University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.65%. The percentage was 78.10% 10 years ago and Bethel still has a high percentage of white students. 1.93% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.43% 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
2013-14592169661,40939
2014-1561417810291,40945
2015-1672218410741,32349
2016-1742617811631,20968
2017-1812415511801,09782
2018-1931915314301,032119
2019-20418157150097198
2020-21218133131093974
2021-22232118137091167
2022-2322596134088754
Average42115712321,11970
Bethel University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

247 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 88.55% 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
2014-151,7921312351,426
2015-161,7191622511,306
2016-171,6391773001,162
2017-181,5131962871,030
2018-191,5132332341,046
2019-201,450235240975
2020-211,362262250850
2021-221,339235281823
2022-231,292247300745
Average1,5132092641,040

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