Year Founded: 1842

Location: McKenzie, Tennessee

Religious Affiliation: Bethel is a private, 4-year liberal arts college affiliated with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church

President: Dr. Robert Prosser

Degrees Offered: Bachelor's degrees in 27 undergraduate areas and Master's degrees in 3 graduate programs

Accreditation: Bethel is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Enrollment: 2,155

Other Points of Interest
Named a top 100 Liberal Arts School by Washington Monthly magazine - Bethel was 59th and the only West TN school on the top 100 list

Enrollment has tripled in the past 10 years

Bethel's Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) marked their fourth year as regional champions. The organization also holds the designations of Regional Rookie of the Year, Top 20 in the nation in Market Economics, and third in the nation in Sustainability

Bethel's Gamma Beta Phi chapter was one of only three chapters in Tennessee to earn the Distinguished Chapter Award at the 2007 national conference

Bethel students are also being recognized nationally with one student earning acceptance to the prestigious Biomedical Research Apprenticeship Program

New nursing program launched

New state-of-the-art football stadium

Renaissance Performing Arts Program provides scholarships at the same level as for athletics

Renaissance has grown by more than 300 percent in two years and has added a marching band and a musical theatre/drama component

Back to back rankings in U.S. News and World Report for graduating students with low collegiate debt

National "Tech Savvy" ranking from Yahoo Magazine

Every full-time student at Bethel gets a state of the art laptop computer

First IBM "Thinkpad College" in Tennessee

Tuition is $3,000 below the average for Tennessee Independent Colleges

Baccalaureate completion program "Success" has permanent campus locations in Nashville, Memphis, Clarksville, Jackson and Chattanooga with more in development

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) competitive teams have placed in national finals the last three years in a row

High student expectations and values fostered by a Christian environment