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Bethany Lutheran College

Bethany Lutheran College is a private campus in Mankato proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Other (none of the above) affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$15,667

family income
under $30k

$10,224

$30–48k

$16,099

$48–75k

$17,008

$75–110k

$23,753

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$20,1482023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Bethany Lutheran College rose from $14,757 (2008) to $20,148 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,757
2009	$14,696
2010	$16,974
2011	$16,881
2012	$16,598
2013	$18,364
2014	$16,294
2015	$16,540
2016	$17,005
2017	$16,749
2018	$16,368
2019	$16,107
2020	$15,916
2021	$17,362
2022	$17,680
2023	$20,148

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$41,0132024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Bethany Lutheran College rose from $26,658 (2009) to $41,013 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$26,658
2010	$28,780
2011	$30,384
2012	$31,803
2013	$32,531
2014	$33,417
2015	$33,807
2016	$34,722
2017	$35,619
2018	$36,961
2019	$38,006
2020	$38,528
2021	$38,783
2022	$39,103
2023	$39,624
2024	$41,013

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$10,736
2001	$11,392
2002	$12,260
2003	$14,020
2004	$14,742
2005	$15,716
2006	$16,508
2007	$17,760
2008	$18,710
2013	$24,080
2014	$24,450
2015	$25,170
2016	$25,890
2017	$26,830
2018	$27,780
2019	$28,080
2020	$28,380
2021	$28,660
2022	$29,010
2023	$30,010

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Bethany Lutheran College reports published tuition of $31,360 in this record. Bethany Lutheran College's $31,360 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Bethany Lutheran College reports 669 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

54.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Bethany Lutheran College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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54.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Bethany Lutheran College fell from 66.2% (entered 2001) to 54.9% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1995 cohort	70.7%
1996 cohort	63.5%
1997 cohort	78.8%
1998 cohort	53.1%
1999 cohort	57.8%
2000 cohort	—
2001 cohort	66.2%
2002 cohort	63.3%
2003 cohort	52.2%
2004 cohort	46.4%
2005 cohort	50.6%
2006 cohort	51.1%
2007 cohort	49.4%
2008 cohort	54.7%
2009 cohort	49.4%
2010 cohort	54.5%
2011 cohort	51.8%
2012 cohort	55.1%
2013 cohort	54.1%
2014 cohort	61.7%
2015 cohort	62.7%
2016 cohort	56.5%
2017 cohort	59.6%
2018 cohort	54.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1995–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	—	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,544	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,523	$5,445
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,975	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,094	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,312	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,751	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,248	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,562	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,671	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,000	$6,539
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$24,344	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,250	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,000	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$40,652

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$44,246

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$46,110

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Bethany Lutheran College admitted 514 of 1,319 applicants in Fall 2024. The 39% rate describes that application pool.

39%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $30,010 tuition · 2023–24 669 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1040–11801600

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Admissions

Bethany Lutheran College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Bethany Lutheran College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 550–580 and Math was 490–600 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1040–1180 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	550	570	580
SAT Math	490	580	600
ACT Composite	21	23	26

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Bethany Lutheran College received 1,319 applications and admitted 514 (39%), with 175 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

39%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Bethany Lutheran College's admission rate fell from 90.4% to 39%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	90.4%
Fall 2002	96%
Fall 2003	83.8%
Fall 2004	82.4%
Fall 2005	69.3%
Fall 2006	84.9%
Fall 2007	83.2%
Fall 2008	82.9%
Fall 2009	82.5%
Fall 2010	83.4%
Fall 2011	84.3%
Fall 2012	78%
Fall 2013	74.6%
Fall 2014	77.7%
Fall 2015	85.3%
Fall 2016	80.5%
Fall 2017	79.1%
Fall 2018	77.9%
Fall 2019	72.6%
Fall 2020	64.5%
Fall 2021	61.5%
Fall 2022	58.5%
Fall 2023	51%
Fall 2024	39%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1040–1180Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2015	1130	1330
Fall 2016	880	1140
Fall 2017	1060	1230
Fall 2018	1050	1190
Fall 2019	950	1150
Fall 2022	990	1290
Fall 2023	1000	1260
Fall 2024	1040	1180

IPEDS Fall 2015–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–26Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	19	24
Fall 2002	18	24
Fall 2003	20	26
Fall 2004	19	24
Fall 2005	20	26
Fall 2006	20	25
Fall 2007	20	26
Fall 2008	20	26
Fall 2009	19	26
Fall 2010	19	27
Fall 2011	21	27
Fall 2012	20	27
Fall 2013	20	26
Fall 2014	20	26
Fall 2015	20	26
Fall 2016	20	27
Fall 2017	20	25
Fall 2018	19	25
Fall 2019	20	26
Fall 2022	20	25
Fall 2023	21	26
Fall 2024	21	26

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

669Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Bethany Lutheran College rose from 456 (Fall 2002) to 669 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	456
Fall 2003	456
Fall 2004	559
Fall 2005	563
Fall 2006	572
Fall 2007	594
Fall 2008	596
Fall 2009	623
Fall 2010	591
Fall 2011	596
Fall 2012	571
Fall 2013	552
Fall 2014	503
Fall 2015	492
Fall 2016	513
Fall 2017	523
Fall 2018	599
Fall 2019	592
Fall 2020	632
Fall 2021	659
Fall 2022	641
Fall 2023	682
Fall 2024	669

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

72%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Bethany Lutheran College has wandered from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023 — up to 87% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 72%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	70%
Fall 2004 cohort	69%
Fall 2005 cohort	68%
Fall 2006 cohort	79%
Fall 2007 cohort	72%
Fall 2008 cohort	73%
Fall 2009 cohort	71%
Fall 2010 cohort	71%
Fall 2011 cohort	72%
Fall 2012 cohort	72%
Fall 2013 cohort	71%
Fall 2014 cohort	73%
Fall 2015 cohort	82%
Fall 2016 cohort	83%
Fall 2017 cohort	80%
Fall 2018 cohort	71%
Fall 2019 cohort	87%
Fall 2020 cohort	73%
Fall 2021 cohort	79%
Fall 2022 cohort	80%
Fall 2023 cohort	72%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Bethany Lutheran College

Faculty pay at Bethany Lutheran College averages $87,036 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Bethany Lutheran College as a primarily residential campus of 669 undergraduates — and 72% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Bethany Lutheran College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1040–1180 — their midpoint is below the MN four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Bethany Lutheran College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Bethany Lutheran College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Bethany Lutheran College39%

Minnesota median85.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Bethany Lutheran College$31,360

Minnesota median$22,520

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Bethany Lutheran College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Bethany Lutheran College$46,110

Minnesota median$58,351

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Bethany Lutheran College, Minnesota and national reference values
Metric & basis	Bethany Lutheran College	Minnesota median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	39%	85.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$31,360	$22,520	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$46,110	$58,351	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Bethany Lutheran College report?

Bethany Lutheran College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1040–1180 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Bethany Lutheran College's acceptance rate?

39% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 514 admitted from 1,319 applicants.

How much does Bethany Lutheran College cost?

At Bethany Lutheran College, tuition is $31,360. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Bethany Lutheran College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $46,110. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Minnesota

Bemidji State University — 56% admitted
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science — 39% admitted
Minneapolis College of Art and Design — 48.5% admitted
Minnesota State University Moorhead — 58.8% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.