Enrollment, Bethel University Annual Report 2006

Enrollment

Measured by total enrollment, Bethel University is the largest institution in the 13-member Christian College Consortium; among the top five in the 105-member Council of Christian Colleges and Universities; and one of the three largest private colleges and universities in Minnesota.

2005-06 Enrollment

These numbers include 63 students who attended two Bethel University schools.

Growth Chart

Enrollment History

Student Profile 2005-06*

Total men: 2,610
Total women: 3,383
Number of states represented: 50, plus Washington, D.C.
Number of countries represented: 35
Ethnic minority citizens: 584 (10.7%), up from 508 (10.1%) in 2004-05
Freshman retention percentage*: 85%
Incoming average freshman ACT*: 24.3
Six-year graduation rate*: 74%

These numbers count each student once; 63 are enrolled in more than one Bethel University school.
*College of Arts & Sciences

Faculty 2005-06

Full time

College of Arts & Sciences, College of Adult & Professional Studies, and Graduate School—186
Bethel Seminary—25

Part time

College of Arts & Sciences—136
College of Adult & Professional Studies and Graduate School (spring cohort)—111
Bethel Seminary—105

Student-to-faculty ratio—9.5 to1*

*These numbers include part-time students and faculty across all Bethel University schools.

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