35%
Graduation Rate
54%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Bethel University, the graduation rate is 35 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 54 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 56.71% (private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University with larger programs).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 143 students out of 408 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Bethel University.
By gender, 44 male and 99 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 408 | 143 | 35.05% |
|---|
| Men | 221 | 44 | 19.91% |
|---|
| Women | 187 | 99 | 52.94% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Bethel University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Asian: 0.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 34.21%
- Hispanic: 60.00%
- White: 37.93%
- Two or More Race: 26.83%
- Unknown: 85.71%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/2) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Asian | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 34.21%(39/114) |
23.21%(13/56) |
44.83%(26/58) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 60.00%(3/5) |
33.33%(1/3) |
100.00%(2/2) |
|---|
| White | 37.93%(66/174) |
23.53%(20/85) |
51.69%(46/89) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 26.83%(22/82) |
10.91%(6/55) |
59.26%(16/27) |
|---|
| Unknown | 85.71%(6/7) |
66.67%(2/3) |
100.00%(4/4) |
|---|
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, 7 of 23 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 30.43%.