- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Bluffton University
Bluffton, OHRural: distantZIP 45817Founded 1899
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1899
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.bluffton.edu
OhioReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Bluffton University
Bluffton University is a private nonprofit university in Bluffton, Ohio, with 582 undergraduates. It admits 67% of applicants, graduates 53% within six years and costs $21,315 a year after aid.
53%graduate
Admission rate67%
Retention60%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share48%
Federal loans77%
$21,315net price / year
67%admission rate
976average SAT
53%graduate in 6 years
$53,346median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,103 of 1,704 for earnings#971 of 1,739 for lowest net price#925 of 1,738 for graduation rate#496 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
- $53,337tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,690
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,690
- Average net price
- $21,315national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,463
$30,001–48,000$19,761
$48,001–75,000$19,398
$75,001–110,000$23,627
$110,001+$23,540
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 67%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 976
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 430–550
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 430–580
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 16–22
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college67%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college60%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college53%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college48%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 53%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 60%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 84%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,183
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,346middle 50%: $38,335–$75,768
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$75,768
Median, Bluffton University$53,346
Lower quarter$38,335
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
- 582
- Part-time
- 1.2%
- Women / men
- 42% / 58%
- Average age at entry
- 21.2
- First-generation students
- 33%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 51%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,689 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,125
- Endowment, end of year
- $25,920,590
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White62%
Hispanic3.4%
Black19%
Asian1.0%
Two or more races2.9%
U.S. nonresident1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown9.4%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management17%
Education13%
Parks, recreation & fitness13%
Family & consumer sciences11%
Psychology6.3%
Health professions6.3%
Communication & journalism4.8%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 201371. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q886141.