Bethany Lutheran College Overview

Bethany Lutheran College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Mankato, Minnesota. The location of BLC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Bethany Lutheran College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at BLC.
• During a recent academic cycle, 51% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from BLC makes roughly $46,110 a year. This is 13% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average BLC student graduates in 4.3 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Bethany Lutheran College?

Contact details for BLC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	700 Luther Dr, Mankato, MN 56001
Phone:	507-344-7000
Website:	www.blc.edu

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How Do I Get Into BLC?

You can apply to BLC online at: https://www.blc.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for BLC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into BLC?

BLC has an acceptance rate of 58%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 51% of accepted students are men and 49% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 60%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to BLC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 610. Math scores were between 530 and 680.

BLC received ACT scores from 64% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 25. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

Can I Afford Bethany Lutheran College?

The overall average net price of BLC is $23,744. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At BLC, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $7,089 a year. That adds up to $28,356 over four years for those students.

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Bethany Lutheran College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 769 undergraduate students at BLC, with 633 being full-time and 136 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 633 full-time undergraduates at BLC, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bethany Lutheran College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	16
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	429
International Students	104
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Bethany Lutheran College. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 17 countries are represented at BLC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Congo, and Ethiopia.

Bethany Lutheran College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	26	0	26
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	11	0	11
General Psychology	0	11	0	11
Communication & Media Studies	0	8	0	8
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	8	0	8
Legal Support Services	8	0	0	8
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	7	7
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	6	0	6
Engineering Science	0	6	0	6
Design & Applied Arts	0	6	0	6
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	5	0	5
Mathematics	0	5	0	5
Drama & Theater Arts	0	5	0	5
General English Literature	0	4	0	4
Music	0	4	0	4
General Biology	0	3	0	3
Computer Science	0	3	0	3
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	3	0	3
Nursing	0	3	0	3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	2	0	2
General Education	0	2	0	2
Special Education	0	2	0	2
History	0	2	0	2
General Social Sciences	0	2	0	2
Romance Languages	0	1	0	1
Religious Studies	0	1	0	1
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	8	129	7	144

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Swampyank under License

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