The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 62.20% where the last year rate was 53%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 72.70% for full-time students and 41.70% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 62.20% where the current academic year rate is 53%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Bethel University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 64% | 59% | 67% |
| 2016-17 | 65% | 67% | 64% |
| 2017-18 | 64% | 66% | 63% |
| 2018-19 | 71% | 61% | 77% |
| 2019-20 | 67% | 70% | 65% |
| 2020-21 | 62% | 64% | 60% |
| 2021-22 | 63% | 58% | 66% |
| 2022-23 | 56% | 56% | 56% |
| 2023-24 | 57% | 51% | 61% |
| 2024-25 | 53% | 55% | 51% |
| Average | 62.20% | 60.70% | 63.00% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 11.10% where the current year rate is 32%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bethel University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 25% |
| 2016-17 | 0% |
| 2017-18 | 0% |
| 2018-19 | 0% |
| 2019-20 | 0% |
| 2020-21 | 0% |
| 2021-22 | 0% |
| 2022-23 | 29% |
| 2023-24 | 25% |
| 2024-25 | 32% |
| Average | 11.10% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 72.70% for full-time students and 41.70% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Bethel from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 78% | 67% |
| 2016-17 | 76% | 100% |
| 2017-18 | 79% | - |
| 2018-19 | 71% | 67% |
| 2019-20 | 64% | - |
| 2020-21 | 74% | 75% |
| 2021-22 | 72% | 50% |
| 2022-23 | 71% | 33% |
| 2023-24 | 70% | - |
| 2024-25 | 72% | 25% |
| Average | 72.70% | 41.70% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Bethel University since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 12:1 |
| 2016-17 | 12:1 |
| 2017-18 | 12:1 |
| 2018-19 | 12:1 |
| 2019-20 | 11:1 |
| 2020-21 | 11:1 |
| 2021-22 | 11:1 |
| 2022-23 | 12:1 |
| 2023-24 | 12:1 |
| 2024-25 | 12:1 |
| Average | 11.70:1 |
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