Bethune - Cookman University Overview

Bethune - Cookman University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. The city atmosphere of Daytona Beach makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Bethune - Cookman University Known For?

• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Bethune - Cookman University.
• For the <nil> academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Bethune - Cookman University?

Contact details for Bethune - Cookman University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	640 Dr Mary Mcleod Bethune Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3099
Phone:	386-481-2000
Website:	www.cookman.edu

How Do I Get Into Bethune - Cookman University?

You can apply to Bethune - Cookman University online at: https://wildcat.cookman.edu/ICS/Admissions/Admissions_Home_Page.jnz?portlet=Apply_Online_2.0&formid=1

Admission Requirements for Bethune - Cookman University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Considered but not required
College Prep Program	Considered but not required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bethune - Cookman University?

Since Bethune - Cookman University has an acceptance rate of 100%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 100%, and the acceptance rate for women is 100%.

Average Test Scores

About 57% of students accepted to Bethune - Cookman University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 510. Math scores were between 390 and 480.

Bethune - Cookman University received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 19. Math scores were between 14 and 17. Composite scores were between 15 and 18.

Can I Afford Bethune - Cookman University?

The overall average net price of Bethune - Cookman University is $19,961. 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 Bethune - Cookman University, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $6,426 a year. That adds up to $25,704 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bethune - Cookman University is 11.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Bethune - Cookman University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,513 undergraduate students at Bethune - Cookman University, with 2,384 being full-time and 129 being part-time.

There are also 111 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,384 full-time undergraduates at Bethune - Cookman University, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	1,936
Hispanic or Latino	124
White	25
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	249

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Bethune - Cookman University. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 34 countries are represented at Bethune - Cookman University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Bahamas, United Kingdom, and Colombia.

Online Learning at Bethune - Cookman University

In 2020-2021, 2,624 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bethune - Cookman University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 58th most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Bethune - Cookman University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bethune - Cookman University was -46.0%. This is the #2,098 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bethune - Cookman University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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 Ebyabe under License

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