Bethel University (McKenzie, TN) Student Population and Demographics

Bethel Student Population

There are 2,936 students including 2,674 undergraduate and 262 graduate students at Bethel University for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 1,719 full-time and 1,217 part-time students with gender distribution of 1,359 male and 1,577 female students.

Bethel University is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 1,295 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Bethel University has a total enrollment of 2,936 with a gender distribution of 46.29% male (1,359 students) and 53.71% female (1,577 students). There are 1,259 male and 1,415 female students in undergraduate school and 100 male and 162 female students are attending graduate school at Bethel University.

Student Population By Gender
Bethel University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,936	1,359	1,577
Undergraduate	2,674	1,259	1,415
Graduate	262	100	162
Full-time	1,719	914	805
Part-time	1,217	445	772

[Chart] Bethel University 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Bethel University has 1,719 full-time and 1,217 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 1,479 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 1,195 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 240 students are full-time and 22 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Bethel University
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,936	1,719	1,217
Undergraduate	2,674	1,479	1,195
Graduate	262	240	22
Men	1,359	914	445
Women	1,577	805	772

[Chart] Bethel University Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Bethel University, 1,295 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 604 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 2,936 students.

In undergraduate schools, 1,749 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 150 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Bethel University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,936	2,674	262
Online Exclusively	1,295	1,145	150
In Some Online Classes	604	604	0
Not In Online Classes	1,037	925	112

[Chart] Bethel University Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Bethel University. There are 9 American Indian/Native American, 1,432 White, 850 Black/African American, 69 Asian, 270 Hispanic, 2 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 133 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Bethel University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,936	1,359	1,577
American Indian/Native American	9	5	4
Asian	69	23	46
Black/African American	850	388	462
Hispanic	270	98	172
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	1,432	660	772
Two More	99	35	64
Race Un-Known	122	98	24

[Chart] Bethel UniversityRace/Ethnicity Distribution

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