Higher Education · McKenzie
Bethel University is a private, Christ-centered, 4-year university located in McKenzie, Tennessee, founded in 1842. It offers 52 undergraduate and 9 graduate programs across three colleges: Arts and Sciences, Professional Studies, and Health Sciences. The university is affiliated with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Bethel has satellite campuses in Jackson, Paris, and Nashville, Tennessee, and a student enrollment of approximately 2,936 for the 2024-2025 academic year. The student-faculty ratio is 18:1. The university competes athletically in the NAIA Mid-South Conference with 21 varsity sports and has the mascot Rowdy the Wildcat.