Saint Paul, Minnesota · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Bethel University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 3,603 students in fall 2024, including 2,755 undergraduates and 848 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.
Bethel University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 75 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Special Education and Teaching. It awarded 933 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 17 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
86% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
3,603
Students enrolled
86%
First-year retention
933
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
75
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 75
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
86%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
548
Associate degrees
33
Master's degrees
255
Doctoral degrees (research)
21
Professional doctorates
5
Certificates under 1 year
14
Postbaccalaureate certificates
57
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,603
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,755
Graduate students, fall 2024
848
Full-time, fall 2024
62%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,506
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,248
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,258
Full-time, 2024-25
52%
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
61%
Men
39%
White
72%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
17
Programs with a fully online option
9
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
21%
Students taking some online courses
46%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Baptist
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
President
Ross Allen
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, Dedicated veterans contact