Bethany College
Bethany, West Virginia · Website
$44,512
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$44,512
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Bethany College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Bethany, West Virginia with 614 undergraduates and 25 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,605 a year (tuition and fees $36,765). It admits 59% of applicants and 47% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $44,512 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,605
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$36,765
US median $11,837
Admission rate
59%
US median 78%
Completion rate
47%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$44,512
Rank 2,065 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,605
- Tuition and fees
- $36,765
- Cost of attendance
- $50,758
- Students with a need-based grant
- 51%
- Students with federal loans
- 75%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,315
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,239
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,641
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,434
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $27,214
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $26,500 in 2015-16 to $36,765 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 59%
- SAT reading, middle
- 500
- SAT math, middle
- 490
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 614
- Graduate students
- 25
- Part-time students
- 0.2%
- Women
- 41%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 47%
- Retention rate
- 54%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 34
- Endowment
- $52.4M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,065 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 59 in West Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WV median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,605 | $9,988 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $36,765 | $9,570 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 59% | 93% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 47% | 61% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 54% | 70% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $15,625 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,124 | $33,094 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $44,512 | $37,962 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 53% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 64% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
34 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $27,000 | $25,963 | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $28,495 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,824 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Physical Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,944 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,972 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,523 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,688 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Bethany and West Virginia on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in West Virginia
- Homes: Homes for sale in West Virginia
Questions and answers
How much does Bethany College cost?
$18,605 a year is the average net price at Bethany College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $36,765, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $50,758. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,315 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Bethany College?
59% of applicants are admitted to Bethany College. The median admission rate of colleges in West Virginia is 93%.
How much do Bethany College graduates earn?
$44,512 a year is the median pay of former Bethany College students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,124 after 6 years). That ranks 2,065 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 59 in West Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Psychology, General (Bachelor's) at $25,963.
How much student debt do Bethany College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Bethany College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 75% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Bethany College?
47% of first-time, full-time students at Bethany College finish within 6 years. 54% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Bethany College?
Psychology, General (25 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (12 bachelor's graduates), Communication and Media Studies (10 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 34 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.