Bethany Global University
Private College in Bloomington, MN. Six-year graduation rate 56%.
The six-year graduation rate is 56%, meaning about two in five students who start do not finish. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $12,000.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Bethany Global University admits 93% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. The applicant pool is small at 70, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. A 6% yield rate is low: the admitted pool is much larger than the entering class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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56% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 22% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. A 13:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. At 162 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 162 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $37,790 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($37,327 versus $37,796), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Most students get help: 100% receive grants worth $10,787 on average. 57% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 28 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $37,327 |
| $30–48k | $36,632 |
| $48–75k | $38,752 |
| $75–110k | $38,785 |
| $110k+ | $37,796 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 93 of these 162 students, totalling $537,242 — an average of $5,777 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hennepin County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026