Bethel University
Saint Paul, Minnesota · Private · 1,871 undergraduates · bethel.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
89%
of 1,988 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1190 to 1295
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$46,950Est.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.
Bethel University uses a weighted or recalculated GPA, so its own calculation may differ slightly from yours.
Your admission chances
89% 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
$41,950
a year in 2027-28, from a $46,950 sticker price
What to do with your 1240
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1240).
Named scholarships you may qualify for (2)
Physics and Engineering Scholarship
You meet: 3.50+ GPA · Application required
2 more awards need a higher GPA or score. See every tier
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.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted alongside SAT/ACT
Source: Undergrad Admissions | Bethel University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
89%
of applicants were admitted: 1,763 of 1,988 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 1.5% of them sent SAT scores and 26% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1190 to 1295
Reading and Writing 610 to 650
Math 580 to 650
ACT composite 22 to 28
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000%
- 1200 to 139957%
- 1000 to 119943%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.67
- 4.06.4%
- 3.75 to 3.9938%
- 3.50 to 3.7421%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.2411%
- 2.50 to 2.9911%
- Below 2.500.8%
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
$46,950
a year
- Tuition$27,770
- Fees$310
- Food and housing$14,300
- Books and supplies$1,290
- Transportation and other$3,280
Bethel University published $45,150 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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$22,725
- $30,001 to $48,000$19,848
- $48,001 to $75,000$23,046
- $75,001 to $110,000$25,966
- Over $110,000$37,644
Financial aid
73%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$14,055
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
45%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $6,274 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 4/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
President's Scholarship
$7,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.90 to 4.00 GPA, cumulative HS GPA at admission, weighted on a 4-point scale
To keep it: stay in good academic standing (not on academic probation), and stay enrolled at least half-time while you work toward your first bachelor's degree; it renews each year.
DetailsProvost's Scholarship
$5,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.50 to 3.89 GPA, cumulative HS GPA at admission, weighted on a 4-point scale
To keep it: stay in good academic standing (not on academic probation), and stay enrolled at least half-time while you work toward your first bachelor's degree; it renews each year.
DetailsDean's Scholarship
$3,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 2.90 to 3.49 GPA, cumulative HS GPA at admission, weighted on a 4-point scale
To keep it: stay in good academic standing (not on academic probation), and stay enrolled at least half-time while you work toward your first bachelor's degree; it renews each year.
DetailsPhysics and Engineering Scholarship
Competitive · Application required
Several awards up to $5,000; first year only (not renewable); physics/engineering majors (not Software Engineering)
- 3.50+ GPA, U.S. citizen/permanent resident; no ACT/SAT requirement
Deadline: January 31, 2027. To keep it: it's a one-time award and doesn't renew.
Details
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Holman Chemistry Scholarship
$4,000 a year
Competitive · Application required
Deadline: February 1 (optimal consideration). To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, stay a chemistry or biochemistry major, and meet the department's requirements.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
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
34 of 34
Earn credit with a score of 3
34 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $2,780Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | ART 110 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | ART 110 |
| Art History | 3 | 4 | ARH 222 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIO1--D: Laboratory Science |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIO 124/BIO 124D (4 credits); BIO1--D: Lab Science (4 credits) |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIO 124/BIO 124D; BIO 128/BIO 128D |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MAT1--M: Mathematics Elective (Can be BUS 100 for BA in Business and BS in Actuarial Science and Finance majors) |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT 124M |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 6 | MAT124M; MAT1--M |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MAT 124M; MAT 125 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MAT1-M: Mathematics Elective |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MAT124M |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHE 1--D: Laboratory Science |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHE 113/CHE 113D |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHE 113/CHE 113D & CHE 214/CHE 215 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | POS1 Political Science Elective |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 2 | COS1--Computer Science elective |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | COS 111 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | COS1 Computer Science Elective |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 2 | COS 101 |
| Drawing | 3 | 4 | ART 202A |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 6 | GES1 General Elective |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 10 | When combined with English Literature and Composition (score 4+): ENJ 100 How Stories Change the World; GES 161 Composition; GES 1--A Artistic Experience |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | GES 161 Composition; GES1 General Elective |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 6 | ENJ 100 How Stories Change the World; GES1 General Elective |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | ENS 104, ENS 104D |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIS2: History Elective |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | LAN101 Introductory Second Language I; LAN102S Introductory Second Language II |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | LAN 101 Introductory Language I course, LAN102S Introduction to Second Language II |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEO1 Geography Elective |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | LAN 101 Introductory Language I course; LAN 102S Introduction to Second Language II |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 2 | ECO203 Basic Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 2 | ECO202 Basic Microeconomics |
| Music Theory | 3 | 6 | MUS 101 Music Fundamentals; MUS 1 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY1--D |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY202/D Introductory Physics I and Lab |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY1--D |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY 206/207 Introductory Physics II and Lab |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | PHY1: Physics Elective |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | PHY 296; PHY 297 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | PHY1: Physics Elective |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 3 | PHY 292; PHY 292D |
| Psychology | 3 | 4 | PSY 101; PSY 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPA 101; SPA 102S |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPA2: Spanish Elective |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MAT 207M |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POS 100 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIS2: History Elective |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIS 200L (4 credits); HIS2: History Elective (2 credits) |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIS2: History Elective |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
72%
Come back for a second year
86%
Typical earnings
$69,827
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Bethel University$85,605
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 12 majors here have earnings data.
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