Bethany Lutheran College

What are the graduation rates for students at Bethany Lutheran College?

Bethany Lutheran College's reported four-year graduation rate is 43%, and its six-year rate is 55%. These measures track the completion of a defined entering student cohort, rather than predicting whether any particular applicant will graduate.

The additional time in the six-year measure matters: some students finish after four years, while others leave without completing a degree at Bethany during the measurement window. The reported first-year retention rate is 72%, measuring a different outcome - whether students return the following academic year - not eventual graduation.

These figures are best read alongside a student's proposed degree plan. Major changes, transfer-credit decisions, course sequencing and time spent enrolled part-time can alter an individual timeline. Federal cohort graduation measures also do not describe every transfer student or adult learner's experience equally well.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Bethany Lutheran College?

The reported College Scorecard field-of-study figure for Bethany Lutheran College's business administration, management and operations program is $38,098 in median earnings one year after completion. It is a program-specific, early-career measure - not a starting salary promised to every business graduate or an earnings figure for the college as a whole.

College Scorecard field-of-study earnings generally reflect federally aided completers whose earnings can be observed in the underlying data. The measure does not capture every graduate's circumstances and cannot separate the effect of a degree from occupation, location, prior experience or decisions about further study. Small program sizes may also limit which results can be published.

Students comparing majors should use this figure as one piece of evidence. Internship access, the kinds of jobs graduates pursue, graduate-school plans, borrowing and the cost of completing the degree are also relevant to a financial assessment.