Bethany College
Lindsborg, KS · Private · Rural (remote)
Private institution in Lindsborg, KS · 583 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $49,694 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $29,2031,694th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $31,9461,392nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $31,9461,322nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $52,3961,545th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,2501,040th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,6941,085th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,8051,168th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 28.7%1,800th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 49.0%1,761st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 78.6%867th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 20800th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5831,633rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 43.3%581st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 385 mi (DEN)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- Yes
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $41,789 | $38,289 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $37,568 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $36,852 | — |
| CriminologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $31,133 | $29,141 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $26,585 | — |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | $24,421 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 10 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,943,878 (M $5,634,479 · W $2,309,399)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitebethanylb.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 154721)
- Compare colleges in KSRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KansasEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Bethany College vs Sterling CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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