Bethel University

Bethel University is a private nonprofit college in Mishawaka, IN. Its average net price is $19,971 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$17,195
$30,001 to $48,000$23,275
$48,001 to $75,000$16,985
$75,001 to $110,000$21,132
$110,001 and up$24,122
$35,380Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$35,380Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$19,971Average Net Price
$11,480Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$930Books and Supplies
$1,980Other Expenses
41.7%Students on Pell Grants
41.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

97.7%Acceptance Rate
460 to 580SAT Reading, Middle Half
440 to 570SAT Math, Middle Half
16 to 24ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$48,252
8 years after entry$51,443
10 years after entry$54,006
59.6%Graduation Rate
72.4%Retention Rate
$24,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Mishawaka, INLocation
Small citySetting
1,008Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
American Sign Language$37,521 National median for this major n=704Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$46,763 Small program - rough guide n=34$25,907 Small program - rough guide n=37
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security$58,220 National median for this major n=2,607Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology$29,880 National median for this major n=416Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$35,268 National median for this major n=1,162Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Registered Nursing$86,633 Small program - rough guide n=56$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=45
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=32
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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