Student Population at Bethel (Saint Paul, MN)

How many students at Bethel?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Bethel University has a total enrollment of 3,603 students, including 2,755 undergraduate and 848 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 1,432 male students (39.7%) and 2,171 female students (60.3%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,654 White students (73.7%) and 253 Black students (7%).
Class Level Breakdown: 2,755 undergraduate students (76.5%) and 848 graduate students (23.5%).
Class Delivery: 741 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,137 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Bethel's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,432 male (39.74%) and 2,171 female (60.26%) students are attending Bethel University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 65.96.

By class level, 2,755 (76.46%) are undergraduate students and 848 (23.54%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.21% are male and 57.79% are female, while among graduate students, 31.72% are male and 68.28% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,603	2,755	848
Men	1,432	1,163	269
Women	2,171	1,592	579

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,654 White, 253 Black, and 201 Asian students out of a total of 3,603 are attending at Bethel University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Bethel University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 44.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	17	7	10
Asian	201	74	127
Black	253	97	156
Hispanic	250	104	146
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	8	3	5
White	2,654	1,058	1,596
Two or more races	119	44	75
Race Unknown	85	38	47

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	8	5	3
Asian	159	55	104
Black	173	67	106
Hispanic	199	91	108
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	5	2	3
White	2,055	874	1,181
Two or more races	101	42	59
Race Unknown	53	26	27

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	9	2	7
Asian	42	19	23
Black	80	30	50
Hispanic	51	13	38
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	1	2
White	599	184	415
Two or more races	18	2	16
Race Unknown	32	12	20

Student Age Distribution

By age, Bethel has 783 students under 18 years old and 11 students over 65 years old. There are 2,700 students under 25 years old, and 903 students over 25 years old out of 3,603 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 783 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. Bethel has 2,546 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 209 students aged 25 and over.

It has 154 graduate students aged under 25 and 694 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	783	508	275
18-19	804	425	379
20-21	762	441	321
22-24	351	198	153
25-29	221	150	71
30-34	158	106	52
35-39	122	80	42
40-49	241	163	78
50-64	150	95	55
Over 65	11	5	6

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	783	508	275
18-19	804	425	379
20-21	755	435	320
22-24	204	88	116
25-29	64	46	18
30-34	47	28	19
35-39	30	22	8
40-49	44	27	17
50-64	21	12	9
Over 65	3	1	2

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	7	6	1
22-24	147	110	37
25-29	157	104	53
30-34	111	78	33
35-39	92	58	34
40-49	197	136	61
50-64	129	83	46
Over 65	8	4	4

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Bethel University, 741 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,137 students are enrolled in some online courses.

578 students who live in Minnesota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 163 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	3,603	741	1,137
Undergraduate	2,755	433	865
Graduate	848	308	272

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Minnesota Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	578	153	10
Undergraduate	397	35	1
Graduate	181	118	9

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,755 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 100 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.63%.53 students have transferred in as full-time status and 47 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	1,868
Transfer-in Full-time	53
Regular Part-time	787
Transfer-in Part-time	47

Bethel Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Bethel?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 3,603 students are enrolled at Bethel.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Bethel?

2,755 undergraduate and 848 graduate students are enrolled at Bethel.

What is the gender breakdown at Bethel?

1,432 male (39.74%) and 2,171 female (60.26%) students are attending Bethel.

What is the international student enrollment at Bethel?

16 international students (0.44%) are enrolled at Bethel, including 2 undergraduate and 14 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at Bethel?

Bethel has a student population that is predominantly White: 2,654 White (73.66%), 253 Black (7.02%), and 201 Asian (5.58%) students are enrolled.

How many students at Bethel are under 18 or over 65?

783 students are under 18 and 11 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at Bethel take online courses?

741 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 1,137 students take some online courses.

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