Bethel University Teaching Programs

Bethel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in McKenzie, Tennessee. The surrounding location of McKenzie is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Bethel University?

Contact details for Bethel are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	325 Cherry Ave, McKenzie, TN 38201
Phone:	731-352-4000
Website:	www.bethelu.edu

How Do I Get Into Bethel?

You can apply to Bethel online at: https://www.bethelu.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Bethel

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	3
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bethel?

Since Bethel has an acceptance rate of 89%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 2% of students accepted to Bethel submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 448 and 550. Math scores were between 480 and 580.

Bethel received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 22. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford Bethel University?

The overall average net price of Bethel is $22,864. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Bethel, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $5,610 a year. That adds up to $22,440 over four years for those students.

Bethel University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,446 undergraduate students at Bethel, with 1,973 being full-time and 1,473 being part-time.

There are also 565 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,973 full-time undergraduates at Bethel, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bethel University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	581
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	1,049
International Students	88
Other Races/Ethnicities	191

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Bethel University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 26 countries are represented at Bethel. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Brazil, and Canada.

Online Learning at Bethel University

There are 30 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at Bethel. In 2022-2023, 2,888 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bethel has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in Tennessee for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Bethel University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Education	0	16	16
Elementary Education	8	0	8
General Special Education	4	0	4
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	4	0	4
Music Education	2	0	2
Biology Education	1	0	1
TOTAL	19	16	35

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.