71%
Graduation Rate
86%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Bethel University, the graduation rate is 71 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 86 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 59.42% (private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 434 students out of 608 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Bethel University.
By gender, 144 male and 290 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 608 | 434 | 71.38% |
|---|
| Men | 210 | 144 | 68.57% |
|---|
| Women | 398 | 290 | 72.86% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Bethel University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 72.41%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 35.29%
- Hispanic: 61.76%
- White: 74.24%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 50.00%
- Unknown: 80.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(3/3) |
100.00%(1/1) |
100.00%(2/2) |
|---|
| Asian | 72.41%(21/29) |
57.14%(4/7) |
77.27%(17/22) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 35.29%(6/17) |
42.86%(3/7) |
30.00%(3/10) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 61.76%(21/34) |
55.56%(5/9) |
64.00%(16/25) |
|---|
| White | 74.24%(366/493) |
72.99%(127/174) |
74.92%(239/319) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 50.00%(11/22) |
40.00%(4/10) |
58.33%(7/12) |
|---|
| Unknown | 80.00%(4/5) |
- |
80.00%(4/5) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Bethel University, 2 of 4 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 50.00%.