Bethel University
McKenzie, Tennessee · Private · 1,547 undergraduates · bethelu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
60%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
830 to 1120
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$36,100Est.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
60% 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
$36,100
a year in 2027-28, from a $36,100 sticker price
What to do with your 980
Send your score
About 20% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 750, 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 weighted GPA is below 2.3, you must send a score.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
Source: First-Year Students | Bethel University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Jul31Regular Decision · July 31, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
60%
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 830 to 1120
Reading and Writing 410 to 570
Math 420 to 550
ACT composite 15 to 21
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
$36,100
a year
- Tuition$20,970
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$12,551
- $30,001 to $48,000$13,382
- $48,001 to $75,000$10,783
- $75,001 to $110,000$13,710
- Over $110,000$17,465
Financial aidEstimate
81%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
98%
of freshmen receive grants
$17,700
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Tennessee programs for residents
Ned McWherter Scholars Program
$6,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.75+ GPA, 1430+ SAT or 32+ ACT, Competitive merit award; application with transcript through first semester of senior year and official ACT/SAT; competitive, limited funding
Aspire Award
State program · In-state students
Up to $750/semester (4-year) or up to $250/semester (2-year) in addition to HOPE
- 3.00+ GPA, 1060+ SAT or 21+ ACT, Need-based HOPE supplement; meet HOPE requirements and parents' (or independent student's and spouse's) AGI of $36,000 or less
General Assembly Merit Scholarship (GAMS)
State program · In-state students
Up to $500/semester in addition to HOPE (including summer)
- 3.75+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT, HOPE supplement (TN public or category 1-3 private HS graduates); must meet HOPE Scholarship requirements; FAFSA, from Tennessee
Tennessee HOPE Scholarship
State program · In-state students
4-year (and 2-year with housing): up to $2,250/semester freshman & sophomore, up to $2,850/semester junior & senior; 2-year: up to $1,600/semester
- 3.00+ GPA, 1060+ SAT or 21+ ACT, HOPE Scholarship (entering freshmen); enroll within 16 months of HS graduation; FAFSA
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
After college
Graduate within 6 years
29%
Come back for a second year
54%
Typical earnings
$49,011
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Bethel University$58,870
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 5 majors here have earnings data.
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