Daytona Beach, FL is home to Bethune Cookman. Daytona Beach is a small city. Students select the school partly because it is a United Methodist school. Bethune Cookman is a private, not-for-profit institution. Degrees at the school go up to the Master's degree.

Course Topics

Students commonly pursue studies in music, education and teaching, therapy and counseling, and security and law enforcement.

Bethune Cookman Selectivity

Prospective students are advised that admissions are not open to all; the school selects from among qualified applicants. Bethune Cookman attracts a lot of applicants every year, and can only accept about 28% of them . Three quarters of students in 2007 had SAT verbal scores of at least 370. Half of math SAT scores of accepted students fell between 360 and 440. Since a large share of students are from out-of-state, you can assume Bethune Cookman has broad appeal.

Faculty

The school has a tenure system for senior faculty.

Student Enrollment

Bethune Cookman has 3,434 enrolled students . The school has a large minority student population.

Student Life

Bethune Cookman offers dorm rooms to a higher percentage of its students than do most colleges. The school offers students meal plans. Bethune Cookman values student athletics, and belongs to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The school offers athletic financial aid to more of its students than do most colleges.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"The mission is to serve in the Christian tradition the educational social, and cultural needs of its studentsùtraditional and nontraditionalùand to develop in them the desire and capacity for continuous intellectual and professional growth, leadership and service to others. Institutional priorities in the mission of the University are teaching, research, community service and commitment to moral and personal values."