Bethel University (Minnesota)
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1871 |
| Affiliation | Converge |
| Endowment | $35.2 million |
| President | James H. Barnes III, Ed.D. |
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Academic staff
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544 |
| Students | 6,532 |
| Undergraduates | 2,800 |
| Postgraduates | 1,423 |
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Other students
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578 (Seminary) |
| Location | Arden Hills, Minnesota, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Navy blue and Vegas Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III – MIAC |
| Sports | 18 varsity teams |
| Nickname | Royals |
| Mascot | Roy the Lion |
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| Website | www |
Bethel University is an evangelical Christian higher education institution with approximately 6,000 students from 36 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult education programs. The main campus is located in Arden Hills, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul, and the seminary has a second campus in San Diego.
The university has a performing arts program, including Benson Great Hall, a concert hall, and The Bethel Choir, the university's 75-voice concert choir which has performed throughout Europe and Scandinavia.
Fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission—North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the university is also a member of the Christian College Consortium. Bethel University is affiliated with and supported by the congregations of Converge, formerly known as the Baptist General Conference.
Bethel University began in Chicago, Illinois, as a seminary for Baptist immigrants from Sweden. John Alexis Edgren opened a department for Scandinavian theological students in the fall of 1871 in the basement of First Swedish Baptist Church in Chicago starting in 1871. The seminary merged with Bethel Academy in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1914. In 1931 the Academy became Bethel Junior College. The addition of a four-year liberal arts college program created Bethel College and Seminary in 1947. The school relocated from St. Paul to Arden Hills, Minnesota in 1972. Beginning in 2004, the institution changed its name to Bethel University.
Bethel University is divided into four different schools, each focusing on a different area:
The College of Arts and Sciences offers 66 majors (78 including emphases within majors) and 41 minors (42 including emphases within minors). According to Bethel Magazine, the freshman class of 2016 has 660 students, 59% of which are females.
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