At A Glance

Bethel College prepares students for meaningful lives of work and service through faith formation, the liberal arts, and practical experience in career pathways.

Graduation rate:
Postsecondary Education Opportunity ranks Bethel in the top 12 nationally of liberal arts colleges whose actual graduation rates surpass predictions.

Forensics:
One of six colleges or universities that have sent students to the American Forensics Association’s National Individual Events Tournament every year since its beginning in 1978.

Character:
A Templeton Character Building College and one of only eight colleges to be listed in Mother Jones as a college that combines great values with good value

Service:
One of only four Private Kansas colleges to be recognized as part of the most recent President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

Biomedical science:
In 1996, 2003, 2007 and 2011, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) recognized Bethel College for the high number of its science majors who go on to earn M.D. degrees and/or Ph.D. degrees in the sciences.

Teacher education program completers who passed the Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) professional knowledge component, 2018–23: 92%

Bethel nursing graduate NCLEX pass rates: historically above the state average/100% pass rate 2022 and 2023

Biology and natural science graduates who successfully pursued Ph.D. and/or M.D. degrees (since 1987): Approximately 50%

Graduate school: 1 out of every 17 graduates earns a doctoral degree, ranking Bethel first in the state and 92nd in the nation in percentage of bachelor degree students who go on to earn a Ph.D.

Return on investment: #1 small Kansas college for highest earning graduates – Zippia.com

Enrollment: 503

States represented: 24

Other countries represented: 6

Residential: 80% of traditional-age students live on campus in one of three residence halls

Nearly 20% of all students enrolled are first-generation college students

Freshman class (2018–19):

• average ACT score 21.19
• 15% in top 10% of high school class
• 31% in top 25% of high school class

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• men’s and women’s basketball
• women’s volleyball
• men’s and women’s track and field indoor/outdoor
• men’s and women’s golf
• men’s and women’s soccer
• men’s and women’s tennis
• cheerleading
• dance
• women’s softball
• women’s flag football
• men’s and women’s cross country