Bethel College-North Newton

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2022 Undergraduate Tuition

$31,850

2.99% growth from 2021

2022 Average Net Price

$24,630

After Financial Aid

2019 Default Rate

2.61%

on Student Loans

2022 Acceptance Rate

97.2%

597 Applicants

2022 Enrolled Students

497

97.8% Full-Time

2022 Graduation Rate

43.6%

44 Graduates

About

Bethel College-North Newton is a higher education institution located in Harvey County, KS. In 2022, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Bethel College-North Newton were General Business (13 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (12 degrees), and Elementary Education & Teaching (6 degrees).

In 2022, 71 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Bethel College-North Newton. 53.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 46.5% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (47 degrees), 4.27 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (11 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Bethel College-North Newton is $31,850, which is $3,520 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,330).

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Bethel College-North Newton was 2.61%, corresponding to 4 out of the 153 total borrowers.

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Costs

In 2022, the median undergraduate tuition at Bethel College-North Newton is $31,850, which is $3,520 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,330).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $24,630.

In 2022, 99% of undergraduate students attending Bethel College-North Newton received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 69% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$31,850

2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of tuition at Bethel College-North Newton was $31,850. The cost of tuition at Bethel College-North Newton is $3,520 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,330).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Bethel College-North Newton (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$24,630

2022 Value

0.498%

1 Year Growth

In 2022 Bethel College-North Newton had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $24,630. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Bethel College-North Newton grew by 0.498%.

This chart compares the average net price of Bethel College-North Newton (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$10,209

Room and Board

$700

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Bethel College-North Newton was of $10,209 in 2022. The cost of room and board increased by 0.69% between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $700. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Bethel College-North Newton (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

99%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

69%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

99% of undergraduate students at Bethel College-North Newton received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a growth of 4.21% with respect to 2021, when 95% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Bethel College-North Newton (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2.61%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Bethel College-North Newton was 2.61%, which represents 4 out of the 153 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Bethel College-North Newton received 597 undergraduate applications in 2022, which represents a 28.1% annual growth. Out of those 597 applicants, 580 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 97.2% acceptance rate.

There were 497 students enrolled at Bethel College-North Newton in 2022. 14% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Bethel College-North Newton has an overall enrollment yield of 19.1%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

97.2%

Acceptance Rate in 2022

580

Accepted Out of 597

In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Bethel College-North Newton was 97.2% (580 admissions from 597 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 70.6%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants declined by 28.1%, while admissions declined by 1.02%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Bethel College-North Newton (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

14%

Submission Percentage (2022)

Scores Submitted (2022)

14% of enrolled first-time students at Bethel College-North Newton in 2022 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Bethel College-North Newton had a total enrollment of 497 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Bethel College-North Newton is 486 students and the part-time enrollment is 11. This means that 97.8% of students enrolled at Bethel College-North Newton are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Bethel College-North Newton, both undergraduate and graduate, is 53.9% White, 18.1% Black or African American, 15.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.62% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.81% Asian, and 0.402% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Bethel College-North Newton in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (28.6%), followed by White Male (24.9%) and Black or African American Male (13.6%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

97.8%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Bethel College-North Newton in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 497 students. The full-time enrollment at Bethel College-North Newton is 486 and the part-time enrollment is 11. This means that 97.8% of students enrolled at Bethel College-North Newton are enrolled full-time compared with N/A% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Bethel College-North Newton (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

75%

2022 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Bethel College-North Newton was 75%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (72%), Bethel College-North Newton had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Bethel College-North Newton (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
268 enrolled students
Black or African American
90 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
78 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Bethel College-North Newton is 53.9% White, 18.1% Black or African American, 15.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.62% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.81% Asian, and 0.402% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 54.3% White, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.1% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 11 students (2.21%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2022, 5 more women than men received degrees from Bethel College-North Newton. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Bethel College-North Newton is white (47 degrees awarded). There were 4.27 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (11 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Bethel College-North Newton is General Business (13 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (12 degrees) and Elementary Education & Teaching (6 degrees).

In 2022, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Bethel College-North Newton, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are History (7 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (6 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (5 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bethel College-North Newton are Elementary & middle school teachers (236,505 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (193,219 people), Other managers (181,873 people), Social workers, all other (172,913 people), and Secondary school teachers (148,849 people).

The most specialized majors at Bethel College-North Newton in 2022 are History (7 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (6 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (5 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (3 degrees), and English (2 degrees) (as of 2022).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Diagnostic medical sonographers

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bethel College-North Newton are Diagnostic medical sonographers, Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Bethel College-North Newton are History (7 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (6 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (5 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (3 degrees), and English (2 degrees) (as of 2022).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bethel College-North Newton are Elementary & secondary schools (587,038 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (306,315 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (250,131 people), Legal services (158,623 people), and Individual & family services (138,821 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Bethel College-North Newton.

Most Common (2022)

General Business
13 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
12 degrees awarded
Elementary Education & Teaching
6 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Bethel College-North Newton was General Business with 13 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Bethel College-North Newton according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2022

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2022

In 2022, 33 degrees were awarded to men at Bethel College-North Newton, which is 0.868 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (38).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Bethel College-North Newton by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 11 degrees were awarded to men at Bethel College-North Newton in General Business, which is 5.5 times more than the 2 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 12 degrees were awarded to women at Bethel College-North Newton in Registered Nursing. There were no male recipients with the same degree.

Time to Complete

30%

100% Completion Time

44%

150% Completion Time

In 2022, 30% of students graduating from Bethel College-North Newton completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 44% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 44% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Hispanic or Latino Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Bethel College-North Newton is Female and Hispanic or Latino (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
47 degrees awarded
Black or African American
11 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
8 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Bethel College-North Newton is white (47 degrees awarded). There were 4.27 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (11 degrees).

1.41% of degree recipients (1 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)

White Female
29 degrees awarded
White Male
18 degrees awarded
Black or African American Male
8 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Bethel College-North Newton is white female (29 degrees awarded). There were 1.61 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (18 degrees).

Operations

Bethel College-North Newton has an endowment valued at nearly $27.6M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of −4.55M (−16.5%) compared to the 0.58% average return (286k on 49.3M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2022, Bethel College-North Newton had a total salary expenditure of 15.5M. Bethel College-North Newton employs 11 Professors, 11 Assistant professors and 9 Associate professors. Most academics at Bethel College-North Newton are Female Assistant professor (8), Female Professor (6), and Male Professor (5).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Bethel College-North Newton are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 25 employees, Management, with 20 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 15 employees.

Endowment

$27.6M

2022 Endowment

12.8%

decline from 2021

This line chart shows how the endowment at Bethel College-North Newton (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$6.66M

2022 Salaries

6.68%

growth from 2021

In 2022, Bethel College-North Newton paid a median of $6.66M in salaries, which represents 42.9% of their overall expenditure ($15.5M) and a 6.68% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 6.99% decline between 2020 and 2021, and a 0.683% decline between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.7M (37.9% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$1.96M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2022, Bethel College-North Newton paid a total of $1.96M to 35 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.4% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.04M (32.1%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

11 Employees

Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

25 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Bethel College-North Newton were Professor with 11 employees, Assistant professor with 11 employees, and Associate professor with 9 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Bethel College-North Newton were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 25 employees, Management with 20 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 15 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)

Female Assistant professor
Female Professor
Male Professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Bethel College-North Newton was Female Assistant professor with 8 employees, Female Professor with 6 employees, and Male Professor with 5 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Bethel College-North Newton.

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