Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Bethany College is largely skewed towards women students, with 55.3% of undergraduate students being women and 44.7% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 781, with 432 women and 349 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Bethany College is largely skewed towards men students, with 64.7% of undergraduate students being men and 35.3% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 17, with 6 women and 11 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 44.7% 349 students
- women 55.3% 432 students
Graduate Students
- men 64.7% 11 students
- women 35.3% 6 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 65.7% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 512 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 6.7% of the student body, with 52 students. Mixed race students represent 3.2% of the population, with 25 students, while Asian students account for 3.0%, with 23 students. African American students account for 2.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 22 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 1 students.
International students make up 17.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 134 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.3% of the population, totaling 10 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Bethany College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 65.7% 512 students
- International students 17.2% 134 students
- Hispanic 6.7% 52 students
- Mixed race 3.2% 25 students
- Asian 3.0% 23 students
- African American 2.8% 22 students
- Unknown race 1.3% 10 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Graduate Students
- White 88.2% 15 students
- Mixed race 5.9% 1 students
- Unknown race 5.9% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- African American 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 70.0% 21 students
- International students 23.3% 7 students
- Hispanic 3.3% 1 students
- Mixed race 3.3% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- African American 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 40% 313 students
- 20-21 34% 265 students
- 22-24 10% 76 students
- 25-29 1% 8 students
- 30-34 0% 2 students
- 35-39 0% 1 students
- 40-49 0% 1 students
- 50-64 0% 1 students
- 22-24 33% 6 students
- 25-29 22% 4 students
- 40-49 22% 4 students
- 20-21 6% 1 students
- 50-64 6% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Bethany Lutheran College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 91 | 61.07% | |
| Wisconsin | 16 | 10.74% | |
| Arizona | 6 | 4.03% | |
| South Dakota | 5 | 3.36% | |
| Florida | 4 | 2.68% | |
| Iowa | 4 | 2.68% | |
| Missouri | 3 | 2.01% | |
| Texas | 3 | 2.01% | |
| California | 2 | 1.34% | |
| Colorado | 2 | 1.34% | |
| Illinois | 2 | 1.34% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | 1.34% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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