How many students at Bethel? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 3,603 students have enrolled in Bethel University with 2,755 undergraduate and 848 graduate students.
By gender, 1,432 male and 2,171 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (6,371 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).
741 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,137 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Bethel University has a total of 3,603 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 2,755 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 848 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,432 male and 2,171 female students (the male-female ratio is 40:60) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 3,603 | 2,755 | 848 |
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| Men | 1,432 | 1,163 | 269 |
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| Women | 2,171 | 1,592 | 579 |
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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.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 17 | 7 | 10 |
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| Asian | 201 | 74 | 127 |
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| Black | 253 | 97 | 156 |
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| Hispanic | 250 | 104 | 146 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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| White | 2,654 | 1,058 | 1,596 |
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| Two or more races | 119 | 44 | 75 |
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| Race Unknown | 85 | 38 | 47 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 8 | 5 | 3 |
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| Asian | 159 | 55 | 104 |
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| Black | 173 | 67 | 106 |
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| Hispanic | 199 | 91 | 108 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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| White | 2,055 | 874 | 1,181 |
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| Two or more races | 101 | 42 | 59 |
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| Race Unknown | 53 | 26 | 27 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 9 | 2 | 7 |
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| Asian | 42 | 19 | 23 |
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| Black | 80 | 30 | 50 |
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| Hispanic | 51 | 13 | 38 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| White | 599 | 184 | 415 |
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| Two or more races | 18 | 2 | 16 |
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| Race Unknown | 32 | 12 | 20 |
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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.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 783 | 508 | 275 |
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| 18-19 | 804 | 425 | 379 |
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| 20-21 | 762 | 441 | 321 |
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| 22-24 | 351 | 198 | 153 |
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| 25-29 | 221 | 150 | 71 |
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| 30-34 | 158 | 106 | 52 |
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| 35-39 | 122 | 80 | 42 |
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| 40-49 | 241 | 163 | 78 |
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| 50-64 | 150 | 95 | 55 |
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| Over 65 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 783 | 508 | 275 |
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| 18-19 | 804 | 425 | 379 |
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| 20-21 | 755 | 435 | 320 |
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| 22-24 | 204 | 88 | 116 |
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| 25-29 | 64 | 46 | 18 |
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| 30-34 | 47 | 28 | 19 |
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| 35-39 | 30 | 22 | 8 |
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| 40-49 | 44 | 27 | 17 |
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| 50-64 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
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| 22-24 | 147 | 110 | 37 |
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| 25-29 | 157 | 104 | 53 |
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| 30-34 | 111 | 78 | 33 |
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| 35-39 | 92 | 58 | 34 |
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| 40-49 | 197 | 136 | 61 |
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| 50-64 | 129 | 83 | 46 |
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| Over 65 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
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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 Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 3,603 | 741 | 1,137 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,755 | 433 | 865 |
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| Graduate | 848 | 308 | 272 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Minnesota Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 578 | 153 | 10 |
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| Undergraduate | 397 | 35 | 1 |
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| Graduate | 181 | 118 | 9 |
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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 |
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| Regular Full-time | 1,868 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 53 |
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| Regular Part-time | 787 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 47 |
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Bethel Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 3,603 students are enrolled at Bethel.
2,755 undergraduate and 848 graduate students are enrolled at Bethel.
1,432 male (39.74%) and 2,171 female (60.26%) students are attending Bethel.
16 international students (0.44%) are enrolled at Bethel, including 2 undergraduate and 14 graduate students.
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.
783 students are under 18 and 11 students are over 65 years old.
741 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 1,137 students take some online courses.