Bethel University Student Population

How many students at Bethel?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Bethel University has a total enrollment of 1,167 students, including 1,065 undergraduate and 102 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 516 male students (44.2%) and 651 female students (55.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 757 White students (64.9%) and 130 Hispanic students (11.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,065 undergraduate students (91.3%) and 102 graduate students (8.7%).
• Class Delivery: 232 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 286 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (smaller programs) - which average 1,493 - Bethel's body is smaller.

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

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 516 male (44.22%) and 651 female (55.78%) students are attending Bethel University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 79.26.

By class level, 1,065 (91.26%) are undergraduate students and 102 (8.74%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.76% are male and 56.24% are female, while among graduate students, 49.02% are male and 50.98% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 757 White, 72 Black, and 15 Asian students out of a total of 1,167 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 moderately diverse with a diversity index of 56% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 967 students under 25 years old, and 200 students over 25 years old out of 1,167 total students.

Bethel has 937 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 128 students aged 25 and over.

It has 30 graduate students aged under 25 and 72 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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, 232 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 286 students are enrolled in some online courses.

141 students who live in Indiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 91 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,065 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 68 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.38%.62 students have transferred in as full-time status and 6 students transferred in as part-time status.