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Bethel Seminary, Minnesota

Overview of Bethel Seminary

Bethel Seminary is located in St. Paul, Minnesota (a large suburb). The school is a Baptist school. Bethel Seminary is a private, not-for-profit institution. The highest degree level offered by the school is the Doctoral degree.

Areas of Study

Bethel Seminary is known for its programs in religion and philosophy.

Bethel Seminary Selectivity

The school does not offer open admission.

Faculty

Bethel Seminary has a tenure system for senior faculty.

Student Body

The school had 819 enrolled students in 2005. A large number of students at Bethel Seminary are 40 years old or older. A very high share of students at the school are male.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"The passion of Bethel Seminary is to advance the gospel of Jesus Christ among all people in culturally sensitive ways. As a Spirit-empowered, biblically grounded community of learning, Bethel strives to develop and equip whole and holy persons to serve and lead so that churches and ministry agencies can become all they are called to be and do all they are called to do in the world for the glory of God."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Bethel Seminary

Bethel Seminary
3949 Bethel Dr
Saint Paul, MN 55112
General Phone: (651) 638-6180
Admissions Phone: (651) 638-6288
Financial Aid Phone: (651) 638-6278
http://www.bethel.edu

Bethel Seminary Programs and Degrees (2005)

Bethel Seminary awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Religion And Philosophy191theology, ministry, pastoral counseling, religious education, philosophy and religious studies, missionary studies

Number of programs and degrees for Bethel Seminary in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Master's degree1075
First-professional degree671
Doctor's degree141
Postbaccalaureate certificate31

Student Body

In 2005, Bethel Seminary had a total enrollment of 819 students (636 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Graduate55%
First Professional45%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White70%
Black4%
Hispanic1%
Asian3%
Other Races21%
(Foreign Students)1%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
20-210%
22-2412%
25-2920%
30-3415%
35-3914%
40-4923%
50-6414%
65+0%

Bethel Seminary Room and Board (2005)

Bethel Seminary offers campus housing for 96 of its 636 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of St. Paul, Minnesota for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Minnesota Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Bethel Seminary Faculty

Bethel Seminary has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured50
Non-tenured, but on tenure track62
Non-tenured and not on tenure track11

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year6$64,7620*
Associate professorcalendar year3$55,4591*
Assistant professorcalendar year2*2*
Instructorcalendar year1*0*
All faculty totalcalendar year12$58,0003$49,326

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Bethel Seminary Degree Programs (2005)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
Pastoral Studies/Counseling
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
Religious Education
Theology/Theological Studies

Bethel Seminary Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Bethel Seminary Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in religion and philosophy
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Bethel Seminary % of degrees in religion and philosophy
% students 40 years or older
(vs. all colleges)
Top 3%Bethel Seminary % students 40 years or older
% of full-time faculty on tenure track
(vs. all colleges)
Top 4%Bethel Seminary % of full-time faculty on tenure track
Male % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 9%Bethel Seminary Male % of student body
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 20%Bethel Seminary Dorm rooms per full-time student
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Baptist affiliation
Offers distance learning
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
On-campus day care
Offers campus housing
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Tenure system for quality teaching

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