- The Inkwell
- West Virginia
- Bluefield State University
Bluefield, WVTown: distantZIP 24701Founded 1895
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1895
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- bluefieldstate.edu
West VirginiaHBCUPublic
Bluefield State University
Bluefield State University is a public university in Bluefield, West Virginia, with 1,042 undergraduates. It admits 97% of applicants, graduates 34% within six years and costs $11,130 a year after aid.
34%graduate
Admission rate97%
Retention55%
4-year graduation20%
Pell Grant share46%
Federal loans51%
$11,130net price / year
97%admission rate
989average SAT
34%graduate in 6 years
$45,981median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,000median debt
#1,429 of 1,704 for earnings#240 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,487 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,423 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
- $22,066tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,648
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,376
- Average net price
- $11,130national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,246
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000$13,589
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 97%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 989
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 440–540
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 430–540
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–22
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college97%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college55%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college34%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college46%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 34%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 20%
- First-year retention
- 55%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 55%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,786
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,981middle 50%: $27,823–$68,523
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$68,523
Median, Bluefield State University$45,981
Lower quarter$27,823
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
- 1,042
- Part-time
- 15%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 24.3
- First-generation students
- 49%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 63%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,349 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,826
- Endowment, end of year
- $4,583,708
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White66%
Hispanic5.3%
Black22%
Asian0.5%
Two or more races4.9%
U.S. nonresident0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown0.4%
9 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions43%
Engineering technologies15%
Liberal arts & humanities13%
Business & management12%
Education6.1%
Social sciences3.8%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.4%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies2.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 237215. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4930306.