About
Bethesda University is a private Christian university in Anaheim, California, United States. It was founded in 1976 by David Yonggi Cho. The university is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education and the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools and it is approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education of the State of California.
Admissions & acceptance rate
How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs at Bethesda
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Bethesda vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Bethesda selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectBethesda University | 11% | 66.9% | 263 | $8,388 | Baccalaureate |
American Baptist College | 39% | — | 46 | $19,294 | Baccalaureate |
Arlington Baptist University | 19% | — | 302 | $28,599 | Baccalaureate |
Baptist University of the Americas | 80% | — | 104 | $8,750 | Baccalaureate |
Barclay College | 3% | 51.0% | 219 | $28,827 | Baccalaureate |
Calvary University | 52% | 71.7% | 244 | $12,860 | Baccalaureate |
City Vision University | 0% | — | 296 | $6,709 | Baccalaureate |
Criswell College | 50% | 100.0% | 160 | $12,929 | Baccalaureate |
Crowley's Ridge College | 32% | — | 241 | $17,236 | Baccalaureate |
Dallas Christian College | 27% | 21.8% | 248 | $22,456 | Baccalaureate |
Ecclesia College | 39% | 73.8% | 111 | $24,294 | Baccalaureate |
Great Lakes Christian College | 32% | — | 210 | $18,700 | Baccalaureate |
Hobe Sound Bible College | 58% | — | 152 | $10,888 | Baccalaureate |
Kuyper College | 45% | 69.1% | 161 | $28,458 | Baccalaureate |
Manna University | 0% | 52.7% | 268 | $20,170 | Baccalaureate |
Mid-Atlantic Christian University | 22% | 62.2% | 140 | $25,876 | Baccalaureate |
Ottawa University-Milwaukee | — | — | 116 | — | Baccalaureate |
Pacific Rim Christian University | 36% | 60.0% | 187 | $22,668 | Baccalaureate |
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Miami | 100% | — | 32 | — | Baccalaureate |
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando | 33% | — | 127 | $20,040 | Baccalaureate |
South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary | 17% | — | 471 | — | Baccalaureate |
Southern California Seminary | 50% | — | 161 | — | Baccalaureate |
Sterling College | 32% | 66.7% | 57 | $30,785 | Baccalaureate |
Trinity College of Florida | 0% | 91.9% | 152 | $21,283 | Baccalaureate |
Trinity International University-Florida | — | — | — | $5,455 | Baccalaureate |
University of Saint Katherine | 43% | 46.3% | — | $33,072 | Baccalaureate |
Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies | — | 59.3% | 257 | — | Baccalaureate |
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs | — | 28.6% | 145 | — | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 33% | 62.2% | 161 | $20,105 |
Bethesda Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides general information about Bethesda University, including its mission statement, accreditation details, and contact information. It lists core beliefs under the institution's statement of faith and describes its founding principles and objectives rooted in Christian theology.
Visit IR office pageReports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic planBethesda University aims to prepare students with academic knowledge, professional skills, and spiritual values to become servant leaders in a global society. With a strong foundation in Pentecostal Theology, the university prioritizes the development of devoted Christian leaders and professionals. Bethesda University is committed to ensuring programmatic standards, focusing on information literacy, and maintaining viable enrollment in its accredited programs.buc.edu
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