Mishawaka, Indiana · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Bethel University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Mishawaka, Indiana. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 1,167 students in fall 2024, including 1,065 undergraduates and 102 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Missionary Church Inc.
Bethel University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 66 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Organizational Leadership. It awarded 318 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 14 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
1,167
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
318
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
66
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 66
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
25%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
247
Associate degrees
19
Master's degrees
52
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,167
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,065
Graduate students, fall 2024
102
Full-time, fall 2024
86%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,340
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,185
Graduate students, 2024-25
155
Full-time, 2024-25
79%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
64%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
11%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
14
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
26%
Students taking some online courses
34%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Missionary Church Inc
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NAIA, NCCAA
Athletic conference
Crossroads League
President
Dee McDonald
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training