BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Bethany College

Bethany, West Virginia·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·bethanywv.edu
6-yr Graduation
47%
Total enrollment
640
peer median 650
Avg net price
$15,306
-$3.9k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,359
1,359 candidates competed
Admitted
799
58.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
218
27.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
47%
4-year graduation
38%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
47%
Full-time retention
54%

Pell equity

61.0pp gap
Pell recipients
39%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 61.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 36 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
36
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

36programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data36 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
36

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1926Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 1

  1. Jul 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,618
$30–48k$10,220
$48–75k$14,911
$75–110k$20,457
$110k+$23,711

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$15,306
-$3,860vs Baccalaureate median $19,167
Federal loans
68.4%
In-state tuition
$34,816
Out-of-state
$34,816

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 347 students received $2.0M in Pell grants, alongside $4.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
347
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.0M
$2,029,947 total
Direct Loans
$4.5M
970 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.4M
374 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.6M
454 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$16K
1 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.4M
141 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 239 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (2.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.0%
-0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
239
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
21.2%
2017
15.9%
2018
11.7%
2019
2.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Bethany College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs29
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

105 total completions
01Business
3028.6%
02Education
1817.1%
03Psychology
1413.3%
04Social Sciences
98.6%
05Communication
98.6%
06Biological Sciences
87.6%
07Security/Protective
65.7%
08Physical Sciences
65.7%
09Public Admin
32.9%
10Mathematics
21.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
640
12-mo unduplicated
688
Undergraduate
661
Graduate
27

Gender split

Men
59%409
Women
41%279

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.5%
Black
18.1%
Unknown
17.6%
Non-resident
7.3%
Hispanic
4.4%
Two or more
4.2%
Asian
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
492
329 M · 163 W
Women athletes
33.1%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$34K
$15K
Head-coach salaries
$40K
$44K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Football
143 M ·
$463K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
45 M · 41 W
$108K
Soccer
39 M · 25 W
$275K
Basketball
38 M · 22 W
$268K
Lacrosse
22 M · 19 W
$217K
Baseball
40 M ·
$45K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
20.87
13 offenses · 623 students

3-year trend

36.462 yrs ago39.361 yr ago20.87Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
56
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
17
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
5

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
8
Rape
5

By location

13total
  • On campus13

Includes 13 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
2
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons02
Drugs025
Liquor03

Residence-hall fires

  • Campbell Village 11 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $100-$999
  • Delta Tau Delta1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $100,000-$249,999

Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
39

Bethany College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Bethany College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectBethany College
47%640$15,306Baccalaureate
Centenary College of Louisiana
56%55.7%712$25,159Baccalaureate
Millsaps College
57%43.1%593$25,291Baccalaureate
Tougaloo College
33%59.9%1,301$15,663Baccalaureate
Allen University
13%72.5%610$11,081Baccalaureate
Lyon College
47%62.8%659$22,670Baccalaureate
Peer group median47%59.9%650$19,167

Frequently asked questions about Bethany College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Bethany College.

What is the graduation rate at Bethany College?

Bethany College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 47% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Bethany College?

Bethany College reports a total enrollment of 640 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Bethany College?

The average net price at Bethany College is $15,306 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Bethany College?

Bethany College's yield rate is 27.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Bethany College located?

Bethany College is located in Bethany, West Virginia 26032.

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