Bethel College-North Newton

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Bethel College-North Newton

Bethel College-North Newton operates as a private nonprofit institution located in North Newton, Kansas (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 504 students of which 515 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Bethel College-North Newton is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 93.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $32,917, with published in-state tuition of $35,014 and a Pell grant recipient share of 40.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 42.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 61.9%. Graduates earn a median of $49,898 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,808 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 30100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.