Bethesda University
Anaheim, California · Also known as Bethesda University · Website
$11,097
net price a year, after grants
$11,097
net price a year, after grants
Bethesda University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Anaheim, California with 205 undergraduates and 58 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $11,097 a year (tuition and fees $7,220). 11% of students finish within 6 years. Graduates leave with a median $9,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,097
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$7,220
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
11%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,000
About $95 a month
Earnings at 10 years
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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
- $11,097
- Tuition and fees
- $7,220
- Cost of attendance
- $13,575
- Students with a need-based grant
- 34%
- Students with federal loans
- 22%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,747
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,527
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,063
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $11,759
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $13,575
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 $9,120 in 2015-16 to $7,220 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 205
- Graduate students
- 58
- Part-time students
- 11%
- Women
- 26%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Completion rate
- 11%
- Retention rate
- 45%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 18
- Other
- Religious affiliation, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,097 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,220 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 11% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 45% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,000 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,397 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 38% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 59% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
18 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,028 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,631 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| MusicMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious EducationOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,633 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineProfessional | Professional | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,113 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious EducationCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,915 |
| MusicCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,318 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Bethesda University cost?
$11,097 a year is the average net price at Bethesda University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,220, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $13,575. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,747 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Bethesda University?
Bethesda University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much student debt do Bethesda University graduates have?
$9,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Bethesda University graduates, about $95 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 22% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Bethesda University?
11% of first-time, full-time students at Bethesda University finish within 6 years. 45% 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 Bethesda University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (22 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (17 master's graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (7 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 18 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.