Bethany College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Bethany College is a private liberal arts college located in the hills of Bethany, West Virginia. The college was founded in 1840 and today sits across an area of 1,300 acres. The college offers undergraduate programs in several subjects, including science, arts and fine arts. In addition, the college also offers pre-professional programs in medicine, dentistry and veterinary studies, among others.

Drama Club, the Environmental Science Club, the Equestrian Club, Film Club and the International Students Association are some of the clubs and associations run by the students on campus. The college also has an active Greek life, with chapters of Delta Tau Delta, Phi Kappa Tau, Zeta Tau Alpha and Sigma Nu operating on campus.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in media, art studies, mathematics, education and teaching, music, and therapy and counseling.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 825 in 2009-2010 (813 full-time equivalent).

About 62% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 38% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Bethany provides on-campus housing for 810 of its 813 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Presidents' Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (1 awarded)

• Equestrian/Equine Studies

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

• Accounting

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (35 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (5 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (33 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (17 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (11 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (19 awarded)

• Psychology