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What Bethel University costs

McKenzie, Tennessee · Private · 1,547 undergrads

Bethel University's sticker price was $32,047 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $13,267 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $12,551.

What does Bethel University cost?

$13,267 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $32,047.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$12,551
$30,000–$48,000$13,382
$48,000–$75,000$10,783
$75,000–$110,000$13,710
over $110,000$17,465

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$12,551
$30,000–$48,000$13,382
$48,000–$75,000$10,783
$75,000–$110,000$13,710
Over $110,000$17,465

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 61% off Bethel University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Bethel University cost less than Freed-Hardeman University, Maryville College and Cumberland University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Bethel University$10,783$13,267
Freed-Hardeman University$21,328$22,036
Maryville College$17,064$20,677
Cumberland University$15,276$15,965

The sticker price

$18,712
Tuition, 2025-26
$32,047
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
31%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$17,700
average grant for students who got aid.
33%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$27,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Bethel University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $12,551 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $32,047. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Bethel University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Bethel University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $13,382 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $32,047. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Bethel University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Bethel University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $10,783 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $32,047. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Bethel University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
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