College · Private nonprofit · Anaheim, CA · City
Bethesda University
Anaheim, CA
Religious affiliation
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$11k
Undergrad size205
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $11k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
205 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $14k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $11k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$54k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$44k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$10k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $7.2k
- Books & supplies
- $200
How students pay for it.
Pell grants34%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans22%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$9k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention49%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr11%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
Transfer out13%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 205
- Location
- Anaheim, CA
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools
- Also known as
- Bethesda University
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- International40%
- Hispanic28%
- Black13%
- White5%
- Asian5%
- Two or more races5%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
- Unknown1%
First-gen students49%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time11%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$10k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 9
What you can study.