Applying to Bethany College (Bethany, WV)

Bethany's acceptance rate is 74% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 2,522 students applied and 1,855 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Bethany. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 9.00% with 167 enrolled students out of 1,855 admitted.

The average SAT score is 990 and the ACT score is 22 at Bethany.

To apply to Bethany, it is required to submit high school GPA and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign language) score. It is considered but not required to submit admission test scores (SAT/ACT). Below tables and charts analyze Bethany's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Admission Information	www.bethanywv.edu/admissions-aid/
Online Application	www.bethanywv.edu/admissions-aid/
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 73.55% and the yield is 9.00%. 1,729 men and 791 women applied to Bethany and 1,248 men and 607 women students were accepted. Among them, 93 men and 74 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	2,522	1,729	791
Admitted	1,855	1,248	607
Enrolled	167	93	74
Acceptance Rate	73.55%	72.18%	76.74%
Yield	9.00%	7.45%	12.19%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 18 students (10% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 24 students (13%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 600 and the 25^th percentile is 400. The SAT Math score is 510 (75^th) and 470 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 26 (75^th percentile) and 18 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	400	600
SAT Math	470	510
ACT Composite	18	26
ACT Math	15	27
ACT English	13	27

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Bethany College are very low when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,208, ACT: 73 - private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), and Completion of College Preparatory Program to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, High School Rank and High School Record (or Transcript). The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Bethany College.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Bethany Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Recommended
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended