Bethune-Cookman University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Bethune-Cookman University is a private liberal arts college in Daytona Beach, FL (city setting), with 2,414 undergraduates (63% women), affiliated with the United Methodist. It admitted 100% of 6,844 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 830–1000 on the SAT and 15–18 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $29,940 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $14,705 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 28% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in liberal arts & general studies, business, psychology. The campus reported 1.17 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Bethune-Cookman University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 28%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,794
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Bethune-Cookman University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Bethune-Cookman University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 40 | 6 over | 4 | $1.1M | $26,343 | 944 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $2M | $123,174 | 969 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 15 | at cap | 1 | $1.2M | $78,149 | 981 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 14 | room 3 | 1 | $117k | $8,325 | 943 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 11 | room 6 | 1 | $103k | $9,395 | 970 | |
| Football | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 117 | 12 over | 4 | $4.6M | $39,135 | 938 | |
| Women's Golf | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 6 | room 3 | 1 | $232k | $38,599 | 986 | |
| Softball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 19 | room 6 | 3 | $833k | $43,847 | 946 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 6 | room 4 | 1 | $173k | $28,770 | 982 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 54 | 9 over | 1 | $233k | $4,311 | 913 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 29 | room 16 | 1 | $163k | $5,627 | 949 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 17 | room 1 | 2 | $650k | $38,242 | 963 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.