ACCEPTANCE RATE
99.9%
More selective than 98% of listed universities.
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Private University
Bethune-Cookman University
Bethune-Cookman University is a private nonprofit four-year institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. Founded by Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, the campus emphasizes service and academic excellence within a United Methodist tradition.
99.9%ACCEPTANCE
$14,705AVG NET PRICE
28%GRAD RATE
2,515STUDENTS
University data profileIPEDS 2023
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Daytona Beach, FLCity: Small
THE SIGNATURE
Bethune-Cookman University Report Card
Explore university facts, programs, and campus life at a glance.
Bethune-Cookman University is a private nonprofit four-year institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school honors its founder Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, a national civil rights pioneer and educator who established the school with a vision of service and resilience. Students pursue education across four colleges of academics while engaging with a campus culture that values racial dignity and faith.
The university maintains an equal educational opportunity statement ensuring non-discrimination in admissions and services. With a student-faculty ratio of 17:1, the environment supports individual attention within its academic programs. The institution operates under United Methodist religious affiliation and encourages students to enter with learning and depart serving their communities.
Campus life includes athletics represented by the Wildcat team and various news updates regarding community service and student achievements. The founder's philosophy emphasizes a three-fold training of head, hand, and heart for all efforts.
AT A GLANCE
TypePrivateFour or more years
Founded—
SettingCity: Small
Calendarsemester
Religious affiliationUnited Methodist
AthleticsNCAA Division I
GETTING IN
Admissions
Bethune-Cookman University accepts approximately 99.9 percent of applicants, with a total of 6,844 applications received for the current cycle. Prospective students may consider standardized test data such as an SAT math midpoint of 440 when evaluating admission requirements and selectivity.
Source: IPEDS 2023
SAT RANGE (MID 50%)
830–1,000
400National benchmark missing1600
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Not reportedNo application fee.
WHAT IT COSTS
Cost & Financial Aid
Sticker price tells you little — net price after aid is what most families actually pay.
Source: IPEDS 2023
IN-STATE TUITION & FEES
$14,794/yr
Out-of-state: $14,794/yr.
Net price by income band
$0–$30,000
$30,001–$48,000
$48,001–$75,000
$75,001–$110,000
$110,001+
AVERAGE NET PRICE AFTER AID
$14,705/yr
▲ 26% since 2020-2196% receive aid
Average aid package $14,056.
IN THE CLASSROOM
Academics
The university offers a wide range of undergraduate major options across four colleges of academics. Students benefit from a 17:1 student-faculty ratio that supports personalized learning experiences within their chosen fields of study.
Source: IPEDS 2023
Student–faculty ratio
14:1
64.7% of classes have fewer than 20 students.
6-year graduation rate
28%
▼ 5 pts since 2016
First-year retention
56%
Compared with the 89% public-university median.
Undergrad majors
38
Undergraduate majors and programs
MOST POPULAR FIELDS OF STUDY
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.19%
Psychology, General.13.1%
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other.11.6%
Business Administration and Management, General.11.6%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology.8.6%
Mass Communication/Media Studies.8%
CAMPUS LIFE
Campus & Housing
Campus housing shows how many students live on-campus — which means nearby housing can be essential to the college experience.
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On-campus beds
2,200
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Students needing off-campus housing
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Setting
City: Small
IN CONTEXT
Bethune-Cookman University vs. peer institutions
How Bethune-Cookman University compares with officially identified or editorially reviewed peer institutions.
Bethune-Cookman University
$14,705
Augustana College
$24,695
Trinity University
$32,264
AFTER GRADUATION
Student outcomes
What graduates earn and how reliably they land work — the bottom-line return on the degree.
Source: College Scorecard 2025
Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
$38,518
Compared with earnings for graduates of similar universities.
Working after 10 yrs
85.8%
Share of former students working and not enrolled, ten years after entry.
Earning more than a high-school graduate
63.4%
63.4% of students out-earn the typical high-school graduate — a core measure of mobility.
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