Bethel Uni­ver­sity wins top col­lege recog­ni­tion

MISHAWAKA -- Bethel Pi­lots from the past decade-and-a-half should be giv­ing them­selves a pat on the back for be­ing a “top tier col­lege” for 15 years straight. Ac­cord­ing to the 2019 edi­tion of “U.S. News Best Col­leges,” Bethel is No. 29 in the rank­ings. These stand­ings are based on a panoply of cri­te­ria for “aca­d­e­mic qual­ity,” such as fac­ulty re­sources, fi­nan­cial re­sources, alumni giv­ing, stu­dent ex­cel­lence, and more. Ever since 2005, Bethel Col­lege has main­tained a strong pres­ence in the list­ings, and Bethel Uni­ver­sity is sure to con­tinue the trend. Bethel was also placed at No. 19 of “Best Un­der­grad­u­ate Teach­ing – Re­gional Uni­ver­si­ties Mid­west.”  

Bethel, among 10 other In­di­ana col­leges, has also been rec­og­nized as a Col­lege of Dis­tinc­tion for 2019 – 2020. Bethel shares slightly larger com­pany in its recog­ni­tion as one of 72 Chris­t­ian Col­leges of Dis­tinc­tion. Ac­cord­ing to the Bethel web­site, this award sig­ni­fies a col­lege or uni­ver­sity has ex­celled in the “Four Dis­tinc­tions: en­gaged stu­dents, great teach­ing, vi­brant com­mu­ni­ties, and suc­cess­ful out­comes.