Bethel University

Bethel University is a private college in Saint Paul, MN. Its average net price is $30,995 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$22,725
$30,001 to $48,000$19,848
$48,001 to $75,000$23,046
$75,001 to $110,000$25,966
$110,001 and up$37,644
$26,240Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$26,240Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$30,995Average Net Price
$13,095Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$3,000Other Expenses
20.2%Students on Pell Grants
38.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

87.8%Acceptance Rate
610 to 650SAT Reading, Middle Half
580 to 650SAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$60,624
8 years after entry$63,868
10 years after entry$69,827
72.1%Graduation Rate
85.7%Retention Rate
$21,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Saint Paul, MNLocation
Large suburbSetting
1,871Undergraduate Enrollment
PrivateControl

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
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$34,688 Small program - rough guide n=43Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,738 n=118$21,500 n=153
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$49,414 Small program - rough guide n=49$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=33
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Digital Humanities and Textual StudiesNot publishedNot 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
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering Science$72,248 National median for this major n=427Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not 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
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$41,521 National median for this major n=2,897Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$35,268 National median for this major n=1,162Not published
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$41,300 National median for this major n=472Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$38,857 Small program - rough guide n=41$23,320 Small program - rough guide n=52
Registered Nursing$81,040 n=151$27,000 n=127
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=47
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$47,451 Small program - rough guide n=44Not published
Teaching$45,751 Small program - rough guide n=76$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other$36,157 National median for this major n=289Not published

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