Bethune - Cookman University Business Programs

Bethune - Cookman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The location of Bethune - Cookman University is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Bethune - Cookman University?

Contact details for Bethune - Cookman University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	640 Dr Mary Mcleod Bethune Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3099
Phone:	386-481-2000
Website:	www.cookman.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/bethunecookmanuniv
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/bethunecookman

How Do I Get Into Bethune - Cookman University?

You can apply to Bethune - Cookman University online at: https://wildcat.cookman.edu/ICS/Admissions/Admissions_Home_Page.jnz?portlet=Apply_Online_2.0&formid=1

Admission Requirements for Bethune - Cookman University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	considered but not required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bethune - Cookman University?

Since Bethune - Cookman University has an acceptance rate of 98%, 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 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Average Test Scores

About 80% of students accepted to Bethune - Cookman University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 500. Math scores were between 400 and 480.

Bethune - Cookman University received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 13 and 18. Math scores were between 15 and 17. Composite scores were between 15 and 19.

Can I Afford Bethune - Cookman University?

The overall average net price of Bethune - Cookman University is $19,961. 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 Bethune - Cookman University, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $6,887 a year. That adds up to $27,548 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bethune - Cookman University is 23.6%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Bethune - Cookman University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,746 undergraduate students at Bethune - Cookman University, with 2,614 being full-time and 132 being part-time.

There are also 99 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,614 full-time undergraduates at Bethune - Cookman University, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bethune - Cookman University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	2,121
Hispanic or Latino	123
White	22
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	298

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Bethune - Cookman University. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 34 countries are represented at Bethune - Cookman University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Bahamas, United Kingdom, and Colombia.

Online Learning at Bethune - Cookman University

In 2019-2020, 2,845 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bethune - Cookman University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 47th most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Bethune - Cookman University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Bethune - Cookman University was $14,794 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Bethune - Cookman University 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
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	#1	#1
Organizational Behavior Studies	#15	#10
Hospitality Management	#37	#7
General Management Information Systems	#70	#25

Online Growth Rankings of Bethune - Cookman University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bethune - Cookman University was -46.0%. This is the #1,799 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bethune - Cookman University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Bethune - Cookman University 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 Bethune - Cookman University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Organizational Behavior Studies	#78
Human Resource Management	#378

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%.

Bethune - Cookman University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	43	0	43
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	12	0	12
Accounting	8	0	8
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	6	6
Finance	4	0	4
General Management Information Systems	1	0	1
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0
TOTAL	68	6	74

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 Ebyabe under License

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