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Bethel University is a top-ranked, evangelical Christian university based in St. Paul, Minnesota.  

Our Students

With a total enrollment of 6,400 students, Bethel is the largest institution in the 13-member Christian College Consortium and among the top five in the 106-member Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. In recent years, our students have come from as many as 48 states and 29 countries, and have represented more than 65 Christian denominations.

Our Campus

The 110,000-square-foot Brushaber Commons (completed in March 2009) is the latest addition to our 245-acre lakeside campus in suburban Arden Hills, Minnesota, 20 minutes from downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis. The spacious, modern building houses a two-story dining center, a restaurant, coffee shop, expanded campus store, offices for student organizations, and a green roof.

Religious Affiliation

Bethel is sponsored by the churches of Converge Worldwide, although we serve students from more than 50 Christian denominations.

Points of Pride

• We're listed among the top 17 Midwestern universities in the 2010 U.S.News & World Report’s listing of “America’s Best Colleges.”
• We offer one of the world’s only biblically-based majors in reconciliation studies, which includes a term at a Christian college in South Africa.
• Nearly 75% of freshmen go on to graduate within 5 years, giving Bethel the highest graduation rate in the Midwest among colleges with similar admissions standards—and among the five highest in the country. (The American Enterprise Institute, 2009)
• Bethel Seminary is among 8 seminaries chosen for student scholarships by the Kern Foundation, founded to prepare biblical leaders.
• The seminary’s InMinistry Distance Learning program was the first online program for seminary study and is still emulated as a model, with more than 300 ministry leaders enrolled.
• The College of Adult & Professional Studies and the Graduate School offer 23 undergraduate and graduate degree programs at convenient locations throughout greater Minneapolis / St. Paul.

Academics

As a comprehensive liberal arts university including a seminary, we offer more than 100 different undergraduate and advanced degree programs through 4 different schools.

College of Arts & Sciences

• 67 majors and 42 minors in subjects as diverse and engaging as environmental studies, business, journalism, international relations, art, biochemistry/microbiology, athletic training, and engineering science
• 11 pre-professional programs in medicine, law, dentistry, veterinary science, physical therapy, pharmacy, and more
• 52% of students study abroad in more than 30 destinations

Graduate School

• 10 master’s degrees including communication, education K-12, gerontology, business, nursing, organizational leadership, and more
• An Ed.D. in Educational Administration with the option of K-12 principal and superintendent licensure
• Graduate certificate programs in various education fields such as autism spectrum disorders, nursing education, and postsecondary teaching
• Graduate licenses in multiple education specialties including special education, emotional/behavior disorders, learning disabilities, and more

College of Adult & Professional Studies

• Bachelor’s degrees in high-growth fields such as business management, communication studies, healthcare leadership, nursing (R.N. to B.S.), and organizational leadership
• An associate degree in general studies for first-time college students
• Certificate programs in healthcare leadership and human resource management
• Convenient locations throughout the greater Twin Cities region

Bethel Seminary

• Graduate programs in dozens of theological, pastoral, and leadership concentrations
• SemPM, an evening seminary program for working adults
• InMinistry distance learning program, one of the most successful seminary distance learning programs in the country
• Seminary locations in St. Paul, San Diego, New England, and Washington, D.C.

Athletics

The Bethel Royals field 18 NCAA Division III varsity sports in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC)

Men's Teams	Women's Teams
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross Country
Cross Country	Golf
Football	Hockey
Golf	Soccer
Hockey	Softball
Soccer	Tennis
Tennis	Track and Field
Track and Field	Volleyball

The Arts

Bethel’s visual, theatre, and musical arts are highly respected among Christian colleges. Along with two galleries on campus, Bethel has its own art program in New York City, the New York Center for Art & Media Studies (NYCAMS), that is open to any Christian art major for semesters of study and internship.

Our music department fields 13 vocal and instrumental performance groups — jazz, choir, symphony orchestra, even handbells— in the expansive Benson Great Hall. Plus, our theatre students stage 4 plays annually in the hall or in the intimate Black Box Theatre.