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National championships for Bethel Pilots in the NAIA and NCCAA
community
22,000
hours of community service by Bethel students during the academic year
books
50+
areas of study
church
1947
year founded by the Missionary Church
diversity
31.3%
of undergraduate students from culturally diverse backgrounds
award
1 of 10
of Indiana colleges to be recognized as a 2018 College of Distinction
finance
97%
of all students receive some form of financial aid
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"I was really impacted by how available the professors are. They've really encouraged me."
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“Any ability you have … that’s from God! You should go out there and use that,” he says.
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"For me, faith and science have never been contradictory. They’ve always been complementary."
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"Belief in the divine and values of faith drive an impulse to speak into the public square to promote and celebrate human freedom and dignity.”
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Bethel University is one of 10 Indiana colleges to be recognized as a 2019 College of Distinction, and one of 58 schools in the nation to be named a Christian College of Distinction. This honor is given to colleges and universities that excel in the Four Distinctions: engaged students, great teaching, vibrant communities and successful outcomes.
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