- The Inkwell
- Mississippi
- Blue Mountain Christian University
Blue Mountain, MSRural: distantZIP 38610Founded 1873
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1873
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.bmc.edu
MississippiReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Blue Mountain Christian University
Blue Mountain Christian University is a private nonprofit university in Blue Mountain, Mississippi, with 498 undergraduates. It admits 89% of applicants, graduates 42% within six years and costs $26,306 a year after aid.
42%graduate
Admission rate89%
Retention68%
4-year graduation34%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans40%
$26,306net price / year
89%admission rate
1090average SAT
42%graduate in 6 years
$42,093median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,110median debt
#1,521 of 1,704 for earnings#1,305 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,291 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,149 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $35,487tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $21,080
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $21,080
- Average net price
- $26,306national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$25,402
$30,001–48,000$26,081
$48,001–75,000$27,011
$75,001–110,000$29,012
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 89%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college89%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college68%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college42%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 42%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 60%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,474
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,093middle 50%: $28,657–$56,703
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,110
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$56,703
Median, Blue Mountain Christian University$42,093
Lower quarter$28,657
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 498
- Part-time
- 4.0%
- Women / men
- 49% / 51%
- Average age at entry
- 22.7
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 75%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,439 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,172
- Endowment, end of year
- $20,456,194
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White66%
Hispanic8.8%
Black16%
Asian1.2%
Two or more races2.4%
U.S. nonresident2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.8%
Unknown2.0%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education24%
Parks, recreation & fitness22%
Health professions12%
Business & management12%
Theology & religious vocations11%
Psychology9.0%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences2.6%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 175430. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4929506.