The student population at Bethany Global University is 100 (81 undergraduate and 19 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 79 (44.13%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 271 where 100 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 359 students in 2021 and was lowest at 100 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 179 to 100 students, a net loss of 79 (44.1%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bethany Global University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 179 | 155 | 45 | 110 | 24 | 17 | 7 |
| 2016-17 | 271 92 | 252 97 | 62 17 | 190 80 | 19 -5 | 11 -6 | 8 1 |
| 2017-18 | 312 41 | 298 46 | 85 23 | 213 23 | 14 -5 | 8 -3 | 6 -2 |
| 2018-19 | 346 34 | 319 21 | 80 -5 | 239 26 | 27 13 | 16 8 | 11 5 |
| 2019-20 | 352 6 | 323 4 | 96 16 | 227 -12 | 29 2 | 19 3 | 10 -1 |
| 2020-21 | 359 7 | 313 -10 | 84 -12 | 229 2 | 46 17 | 21 2 | 25 15 |
| 2021-22 | 328 -31 | 284 -29 | 77 -7 | 207 -22 | 44 -2 | 23 2 | 21 -4 |
| 2022-23 | 261 -67 | 222 -62 | 64 -13 | 158 -49 | 39 -5 | 16 -7 | 23 2 |
| 2023-24 | 201 -60 | 162 -60 | 44 -20 | 118 -40 | 39 | 16 | 23 |
| 2024-25 | 100 -101 | 81 -81 | 25 -19 | 56 -62 | 19 -20 | 10 -6 | 9 -14 |
| Average | 271 | 241 | 66 | 175 | 30 | 16 | 14 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 241 where 81 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bethany Global University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 155 | 133 | 38 | 95 | 22 | 7 | 15 |
| 2016-17 | 252 | 226 | 53 | 173 | 26 | 9 | 17 |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 280 | 75 | 205 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| 2018-19 | 319 | 310 | 76 | 234 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019-20 | 323 | 315 | 95 | 220 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 303 | 80 | 223 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | 284 | 274 | 74 | 200 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 206 | 62 | 144 | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| 2023-24 | 162 | 153 | 43 | 110 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | 81 | 64 | 23 | 41 | 17 | 2 | 15 |
| Average | 241 | 241 | 62 | 165 | 241 | 4 | 10 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 30 where 19 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bethany Global University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 |
| 2016-17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| 2017-18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 11 |
| 2019-20 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 10 |
| 2020-21 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 20 | 15 |
| 2021-22 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 14 | 17 |
| 2023-24 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 19 |
| 2024-25 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| Average | 30 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 12 |
The percentage of white students is 63.00%. The percentage was 58.10% 10 years ago and BGU still has a high percentage of white students. 5.00% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.00% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.00% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 58.10% to 63.00%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.23% to 5.00%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.68% to 6.00%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.59% to 6.00%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5913 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6585 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bethany Global University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 104 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 189 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 244 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 12 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 222 | 13 |
| 2022-23 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 181 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 145 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 1 |
| Average | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 193 | 6 |
100 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 100% of total students. The number of online students has increased 112.77% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bethany Global University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 179 | 47 | 0 | 132 |
| 2016-17 | 271 | 45 | 0 | 226 |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 85 | 0 | 227 |
| 2018-19 | 346 | 134 | 0 | 212 |
| 2019-20 | 352 | 153 | 1 | 198 |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 182 | 64 | 113 |
| 2021-22 | 328 | 166 | 0 | 162 |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 96 | 64 | 101 |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 84 | 70 | 47 |
| 2024-25 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 271 | 109 | 20 | 142 |
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