Academic Scholarships

Send us your high school transcripts early! We take your highest high school GPA (after your sixth high school semester) when calculating your academic scholarship. We also use your highest ACT or SAT score, no matter when you send it to us. So your financial aid package will never go down – it will only go up. Bethel’s academic scholarships for freshmen are awarded based on a cumulative 4.0 high school grade point average and ACT or SAT-1 composite score. All full-time students who apply for admission to Bethel will be automatically considered for academic scholarships.

Academic Scholarships for 2013-14

SAT scores

Compare ACT & SAT Scores
SAT CR+M (Score Range)	ACT Composite Score	SAT CR+M (Single Score)
1600	36	1600
1540–1590	35	1560
1490–1530	34	1510
1440–1480	33	1460
1400–1430	32	1420
1360–1390	31	1380
1330–1350	30	1340
1290–1320	29	1300
1250–1280	28	1260
1210–1240	27	1220
1170–1200	26	1190
1130–1160	25	1150
1090–1120	24	1110
1050–1080	23	1070
1020–1040	22	1030
980–1010	21	990
940–970	20	950
900–930	19	910
860–890	18	870
820–850	17	830
770–810	16	790
720–760	15	740
670–710	14	690
620–660	13	640
560–610	12	590
510–550	11	530

2013–14 academic awards
Thresher Scholarship	$11,000
President’s Scholarship	$9,800
Dean’s Scholarship	$8,600
Outstanding Student Scholarship	$7,400
Bethel Scholar Scholarship	$6,200
Merit Scholarship	$5,000

Academic progress

We want to encourage you to push yourself, so even if you do not enter Bethel earning an academic scholarship, you may become eligible for one. If you earn a 3.0 cumulative GPA or above at the end of an academic year, you will be eligible for the Merit Scholarship.

If you have questions, contact Tony Graber, director of financial aid.

For a free financial aid estimate, complete our estimate worksheet. If you would like a free financial aid counseling session, please contact the Office of Admissions