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Bethlehem College & Seminary

Minneapolis, MN
Known forIntimate campusLow average cost
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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 117 undergrads, where 0% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

117

undergrads · larger than 8% of colleges

Diversity index

0.25

Pell Grant

0%

below the median

Large city

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Theology/Theological Studies (65% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 88% of faculty are full-time. Spends $11,236 a year on instruction per student.

11 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 68% of colleges

Most popular major

Theology/Theological Studies

65% of 2024–25 graduates

Full-time faculty

88%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$11.2K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $14,733 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $9.6K less than the national median. The 89% who received grants paid $14,681 on average; the other 11% paid the full sticker price of $15,144.

3%

$14.7K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $9.6K below the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$15,144 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
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Aid generosity

Limited

grants cover 3% of full price

Federal loans

0%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Cost steady · −5% after inflation since 2015–16Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

78% graduate within six years.

78%

78%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Retention

100%

come back for year two

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2015–16, the full price fell 5% after inflation, and what the average first-year paid moved with it.

  • Cost

    Steady

    −5% after inflation

  • Diversity

    Reported

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources for this profile

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    Bethlehem College & Seminary (2026)

    Bethlehem College & Seminary · 2026 · retrieved 2026-10-04

IPEDS unit ID 486053 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything