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After Bethel College-North Newton: graduation, pay and debt

North Newton, Kansas · Private · 504 undergrads

43% of Bethel College-North Newton students finish within six years, the typical student earns $58,029 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $25,250 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$58k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
43%
finish within six years.
28%
finish in four years.
62%
of first-years come back for year two.
$25.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
69%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
28%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
43%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
62%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
33%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
53%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
123
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
46%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
38%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
133

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$47,617
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$58,029
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
71%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$25,250
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,125
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,850
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
69%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
78%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
76%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers