Bethel University Minnesota Business Programs

Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The suburban atmosphere of Saint Paul makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Bethel University Minnesota Rankings

Bethel University Minnesota is ranked #167 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Bethel University Minnesota has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#37	Best Business Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#48	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#136	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#162	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Bethel University Minnesota.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#16	Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#67	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Bethel University Minnesota has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#18	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management	College Factual
#70	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#84	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#172	Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#188	Best Schools	Course Advisor
#202	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Bethel University Minnesota?

Contact details for Bethel University Minnesota are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3900 Bethel Dr, Saint Paul, MN 55112
Phone:	651-638-6400
Website:	https://www.bethel.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/betheluniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/BethelU

How Do I Get Into Bethel University Minnesota?

You can apply to Bethel University Minnesota online at: https://www.bethel.edu/undergrad/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Bethel University Minnesota

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bethel University Minnesota?

Since Bethel University Minnesota has an acceptance rate of 87%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 10% of students accepted to Bethel University Minnesota submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 670. Math scores were between 510 and 668.

Bethel University Minnesota received ACT scores from 91% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 20 and 27. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

Can I Afford Bethel University Minnesota?

The overall average net price of Bethel University Minnesota is $34,831. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Bethel University Minnesota, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $9,874 a year. That adds up to $39,496 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bethel University Minnesota is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bethel University Minnesota Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,722 undergraduate students at Bethel University Minnesota, with 2,313 being full-time and 409 being part-time.

There are also 1,092 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,313 full-time undergraduates at Bethel University Minnesota, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bethel University Minnesota students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	111
Black or African American	69
Hispanic or Latino	125
White	1,875
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	123

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Bethel University Minnesota. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 21 countries are represented at Bethel University Minnesota. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Kenya.

Online Learning at Bethel University Minnesota

In 2019-2020, 2,723 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bethel University Minnesota has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Bethel University Minnesota

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Bethel University Minnesota was $39,030 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Bethel University Minnesota is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Organizational Behavior Studies	#39	#39

Online Growth Rankings of Bethel University Minnesota

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bethel University Minnesota was 28.0%. This is the #795 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bethel University Minnesota regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Bethel University Minnesota ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Bethel University Minnesota.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Management Information Systems	#19
Organizational Behavior Studies	#19
Management Information Systems	#31
Organizational Leadership	#122
Human Resource Management	#136
Accounting	#151
Accounting	#259

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Bethel University Minnesota Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	1	119	0	31	151
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	20	6	24	50
Accounting and Finance	0	7	0	0	7
General Economics	0	6	0	0	6
Finance	0	5	0	0	5
Accounting	0	4	0	0	4
General Management Information Systems	0	2	0	0	2
Organizational Leadership	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	163	6	55	225

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Mingusboodle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.