Colleges / Bethel University
College · Private nonprofit · McKenzie, TN · Town
BU

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

Religious affiliation
Address325 Cherry Ave, McKenzie, TN 38201
Websitewww.bethelu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate60%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size1,547
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 60% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 972 · ACT 18.

If you get in

1,547 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $31k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$125k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$50k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$74k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$18.7k
Room & board
$10.5k
Books & supplies
$1,295

How students pay for it.

Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans38%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention56%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr35%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,547
Location
McKenzie, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Bethel
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White50%
  • Black28%
  • Hispanic7%
  • International5%
  • Unknown4%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students51%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$27k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34

What you can study.

Colleges / Bethel University
College · Private nonprofit · McKenzie, TN · Town
BU

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

Religious affiliation
Address325 Cherry Ave, McKenzie, TN 38201
Websitewww.bethelu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate60%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size1,547
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 60% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 972 · ACT 18.

If you get in

1,547 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $31k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$125k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$50k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$74k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$18.7k
Room & board
$10.5k
Books & supplies
$1,295

How students pay for it.

Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans38%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention56%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr35%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,547
Location
McKenzie, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Bethel
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White50%
  • Black28%
  • Hispanic7%
  • International5%
  • Unknown4%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students51%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$27k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34

What you can study.