- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- Bluefield University
Bluefield, VATown: distantZIP 24605Founded 1922
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1922
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Campuses
- 3
- Website
- www.bluefield.edu
- Member of
- ACA
VirginiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Bluefield University
Bluefield University is a private nonprofit university in Bluefield, Virginia, with 614 undergraduates. It admits 59% of applicants, graduates 26% within six years and costs $18,402 a year after aid.
26%graduate
Admission rate59%
Retention62%
4-year graduation22%
Pell Grant share51%
Federal loans71%
$18,402net price / year
59%admission rate
—average SAT
26%graduate in 6 years
$52,571median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,814median debt
#1,141 of 1,704 for earnings#749 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,597 of 1,738 for graduation rate#357 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
- $39,316tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $26,770
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $26,770
- Average net price
- $18,402national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,103
$30,001–48,000$18,527
$48,001–75,000$18,280
$75,001–110,000$18,527
$110,001+$18,617
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 59%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college59%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college62%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college26%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college51%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 26%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 22%
- First-year retention
- 62%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 40%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,291
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,571middle 50%: $35,128–$76,181
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,814
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$76,181
Median, Bluefield University$52,571
Lower quarter$35,128
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
- 614
- Part-time
- 10%
- Women / men
- 44% / 56%
- Average age at entry
- 26.2
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 51%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,619 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,767
- Endowment, end of year
- $7,310,115
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White58%
Hispanic4.9%
Black23%
Asian1.3%
Two or more races0.3%
U.S. nonresident2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown9.3%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management22%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting16%
Liberal arts & humanities8.6%
Public administration & social service8.6%
Education7.8%
Health professions6.2%
Computer & information sciences5.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 231554. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4930299.