Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares BLC's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Minnesota.
The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Minnesota average (2,000 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Bethany Lutheran College89985643
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Minnesota2,0001,727783
The below chart compares the student population between Bethany Lutheran College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 401 male and 498 female students attending BLC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.81 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at BLC.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at BLC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total856664192
Men38832365
Women468341127
Population by Gender/Attending Status at BLC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total43394
Men13112
Women30282

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 617 White students (68.63%) and 75 Hispanic students (8.34%) at Bethany Lutheran College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Bethany Lutheran College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bethany Lutheran College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native110
Asian936
Black or African American23149
Hispanic742747
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White578258320
Two or More Races221210
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1064
Total 856388468
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bethany Lutheran College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian101
Black or African American000
Hispanic101
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White391326
Two or More Races101
Race/Ethnicity Unknown101
Total 431330

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 845 students whose age under twenty five and 44 students whose age is over thirty years old at Bethany Lutheran College.
Especially, 181 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Bethany Lutheran College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Bethany Lutheran College
TotalMenWomen
Total856 388468
Under 18181 64117
18-19300 140160
20-21275 131144
22-2480 4139
25-296 42
30-345 41
35-393 12
40-493 12
50-642 20
65 and over1 01
Total 856 388468
Population by Student Age at Bethany Lutheran College
TotalMenWomen
Total43 1330
22-249 18
25-294 04
30-345 05
35-397 25
40-4913 67
50-645 41
Total 43 1330

Online Student Population

At Bethany Lutheran College, 392 students (43.60% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 158 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 40 students live in Minnesota where Bethany Lutheran College is located in and 118 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total89985643
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes15811543
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2342340
Not Enrolled in Online Classes5075070
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)15811543
Minnesota Residents402416
Other State in U.S.1189127
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000