Bethel University Overview

Located in McKenzie, Tennessee, Bethel University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding location of McKenzie is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Bethel University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Bethel.
• In a recent academic period99% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Bethel makes roughly $47,482 a year. This is 16% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Bethel University?

Contact details for Bethel are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	325 Cherry Ave, McKenzie, TN 38201
Phone:	731-352-4000
Website:	www.bethelu.edu

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How Do I Get Into Bethel?

You can apply to Bethel online at: https://www.bethelu.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Bethel

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bethel?

With an acceptance rate of 89%, Bethel is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 2% of students accepted to Bethel submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 448 and 550. Math scores were between 480 and 580.

Bethel received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 22. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford Bethel University?

The overall average net price of Bethel is $22,864. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bethel, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $6,004 a year. That adds up to $24,016 over four years for those students.

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Bethel University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,457 undergraduate students at Bethel, with 2,190 being full-time and 1,267 being part-time.

There are also 544 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,190 full-time undergraduates at Bethel, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bethel University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	681
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	1,169
International Students	55
Other Races/Ethnicities	208

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Bethel University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 26 countries are represented at Bethel. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Brazil, and Canada.

Bethel University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	17	254	0	271
Criminal Justice & Corrections	92	65	56	213
Allied Health Professions	0	0	147	147
General Business/Commerce	117	0	0	117
Nursing	0	85	0	85
General Psychology	0	67	0	67
Liberal Arts General Studies	65	0	0	65
Homeland Security	0	65	0	65
Health & Physical Education	0	57	0	57
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	33	0	33
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	26	0	26
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	19	0	19
General Biology	0	17	0	17
Human Services	0	16	0	16
History	0	15	0	15
Mathematics	0	13	0	13
General English Literature	0	11	0	11
Fine & Studio Arts	0	11	0	11
Sociology	0	9	0	9
Drama & Theater Arts	0	9	0	9
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	7	0	7
Religious Studies	0	5	0	5
Audiovisual Communications	0	4	0	4
Music	0	3	0	3
Sacred Music	0	2	0	2
Accounting	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0
Special Education	0	0	0	0
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	291	793	203	1,287

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 Beyond My Ken under License

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