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Bethany College

Bethany, WV · Private · Rural (fringe)

Private institution in Bethany, WV · 642 undergraduates · 60% acceptance rate · $44,512 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
$15,306707th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$34,8161,472nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$34,8161,417th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$49,1371,452nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,5121,376th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,1241,403rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
46.3%1,296th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
63.1%1,506th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
60.5%415th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
6421,596th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
41.0%659th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 187 mi (IAD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 32 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$32,925$28,598
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$30,554$29,141
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$29,685$24,035
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$28,753—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAgriculturebachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychologybachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Bethany College’s 642 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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