FourYearCost

Bethel University

McKenzie, TNPrivate nonprofitRank 1663 of 1,732

Heads-up: 42% of undergraduates here are part-time and 39% study fully online (IPEDS fall 2023). Large part-time, online or adult populations can make the later-years average look lower for reasons unrelated to freshman aid, so this college is left out of the default traditional ranking.

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$10,423
266 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$13,563
1,368 recipients
The drop
−$3,140
-30.1% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$10,423Later years$13,563

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$22,495
$30–48k$21,013
$48–75k$21,838
$75–110k$21,825
$110k+$19,450

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$17,482
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$18,168
Change$686 (+3.9%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$10,537

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$16,5522018-19$17,0102019-20$17,0102020-21$17,4822021-22$17,4822022-23$18,1682023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +9.8% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$16,1392020-21$13,8582021-22$20,6062022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years0%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)59%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants55%
Freshmen taking federal loans63%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,490
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$1,645

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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More: all TN colleges · how aid changes after year one · lowest net price for low-income families · 2026-27 state cost reports

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Lane College$10,229−$403
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Southern Adventist University$12,495$374
Bryan College-Dayton$12,650−$583

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