Bethel University Student Population

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.

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.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• 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, 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
• By Locality

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.