Bethel University
Mishawaka, Indiana · Private · 1,008 undergraduates · betheluniversity.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
98%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
900 to 1150
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$53,580Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Bethel University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
98% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$53,580
a year in 2027-28, from a $53,580 sticker price
What to do with your 1030
Send your score
About 32% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 900, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- If your GPA is below 2.5, you must send a score.
- CLT accepted (undergraduate admissions page lists SAT, ACT and/or CLT)
Source: Apply | Bethel University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
98%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 900 to 1150
Reading and Writing 460 to 580
Math 440 to 570
ACT composite 16 to 24
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$53,580
a year
- Tuition$38,170
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$17,195
- $30,001 to $48,000$23,275
- $48,001 to $75,000$16,985
- $75,001 to $110,000$21,132
- Over $110,000$24,122
Financial aidEstimate
95%
of freshmen receive grants
$25,046
average grant to freshmen
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
35 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $3,820Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 112 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 160 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 113 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | Science with lab |
| Biology | 5 | 4 | BIOL125 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH131 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH131 & MATH132 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | Science with lab |
| Chemistry | 5 | 4 | CHEM163 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSC Elective |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSC Elective |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 111 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL101 or LIT 251 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | NS 110 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | History Elective |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN131 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | FREN131 & FREN132 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GER 141 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | GER 141 & GER 142 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | Social Science Elective |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | Language Requirement |
| Latin | 5 | 6 | Language Requirement |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON229 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON230 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 7 | MUTH121, 122, & 123 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | NS 291 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS222 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS121 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | MATH122 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY182 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN161 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPAN161 & SPAN162 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | Spanish Elective |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH111 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | SS 305 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST242 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST246 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
60%
Come back for a second year
72%
Typical earnings
$54,006
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Bethel University$62,638
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 7 majors here have earnings data.
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