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Bluefield University reports 614 undergraduates in Bluefield, VA. Its federal reporting group is labeled Bluefield. The school reports a Baptist affiliation in its federal filings.

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Bluefield University · Bluefield, Virginia · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 231554.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Bluefield).

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$22,017

family income
under $30k

$22,146

$30–48k

$20,952

$48–75k

$21,214

$75–110k

$23,958

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$25,5732023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Bluefield University rose from $19,468 (2008) to $25,573 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$19,468
2009	$15,020
2010	$19,206
2011	$20,038
2012	$20,132
2013	$19,828
2014	$19,778
2015	$21,779
2016	$21,785
2017	$21,997
2018	$23,158
2019	$22,442
2020	$18,903
2021	$22,701
2022	$22,198
2023	$25,573

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$42,5392024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Bluefield University rose from $26,044 (2009) to $42,539 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$26,044
2010	$28,743
2011	$30,150
2012	$31,648
2013	$33,668
2014	$34,823
2015	$35,648
2016	$35,698
2017	$36,277
2018	$36,657
2019	$37,295
2020	$39,307
2021	$38,279
2022	$41,528
2023	$41,806
2024	$42,539

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$8,290
2001	$9,140
2002	$9,795
2003	$10,165
2004	$10,615
2005	$10,860
2006	$12,305
2007	$13,180
2008	$15,640
2013	$22,390
2014	$22,840
2015	$23,296
2016	$24,380
2017	$24,800
2018	$26,060
2019	$27,036
2020	$27,570
2021	$28,870
2022	$29,420
2023	$29,696

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Bluefield University reports published tuition of $26,770 in this record. Bluefield University's $26,770 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Bluefield University reports 614 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

17.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Bluefield University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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17.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Bluefield University fell from 41.3% (entered 1991) to 17.8% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	41.3%
1992 cohort	42%
1993 cohort	50.9%
1994 cohort	56.8%
1995 cohort	41%
1996 cohort	46.8%
1997 cohort	46.2%
1998 cohort	36.4%
1999 cohort	37.5%
2000 cohort	36.4%
2001 cohort	42%
2002 cohort	32.8%
2003 cohort	38.6%
2004 cohort	34.1%
2005 cohort	35.9%
2006 cohort	34%
2007 cohort	44.9%
2008 cohort	50%
2009 cohort	39.1%
2010 cohort	32.1%
2011 cohort	20.5%
2012 cohort	29%
2013 cohort	34.2%
2014 cohort	35.9%
2015 cohort	34.9%
2016 cohort	31.5%
2017 cohort	27.1%
2018 cohort	17.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Bluefield).

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$9,415	$7,826
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$9,663	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$10,158	$7,875
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	—	$9,937
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	—	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	—	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,750	$11,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,750	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,750	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,563	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,250	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,750	$11,190
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,918	$9,370
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$18,750	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$19,648	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$20,834	$6,126
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,963	$9,459
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,834	$9,499
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,644	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,500	$6,624
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,855	$8,333

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$41,923

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$44,360

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$48,896

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Bluefield).

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Bluefield University admitted 822 of 1,386 applicants in Fall 2024. The 59.3% rate describes that application pool.

59.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $29,696 tuition · 2023–24 614 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Bluefield University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Bluefield University under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Bluefield University received 1,386 applications and admitted 822 (59.3%), with 152 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

59.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read Bluefield University's change from 76.2% to 59.3% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	76.2%
Fall 2002	73.8%
Fall 2003	66.8%
Fall 2004	54.8%
Fall 2005	57.2%
Fall 2006	46.6%
Fall 2007	51.8%
Fall 2008	52.8%
Fall 2009	40.6%
Fall 2010	46.9%
Fall 2011	48.9%
Fall 2012	53.2%
Fall 2013	90.9%
Fall 2014	98%
Fall 2015	93.3%
Fall 2016	84.8%
Fall 2017	91.1%
Fall 2018	95.4%
Fall 2019	99.4%
Fall 2020	76%
Fall 2021	72.3%
Fall 2022	63%
Fall 2023	62.7%
Fall 2024	59.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

900–1070Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	800	1040
Fall 2002	810	1030
Fall 2003	820	1030
Fall 2004	850	1030
Fall 2005	850	1030
Fall 2006	810	1060
Fall 2007	840	1030
Fall 2008	840	1050
Fall 2009	850	1050
Fall 2010	820	1050
Fall 2011	810	1003
Fall 2012	822	1030
Fall 2013	800	1010
Fall 2014	800	1010
Fall 2015	803	1036
Fall 2016	790	1010
Fall 2017	870	1085
Fall 2018	898	1063
Fall 2019	900	1070

IPEDS Fall 2001–2019, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–22Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	16	22
Fall 2002	17	21
Fall 2003	17	23
Fall 2004	16	21
Fall 2005	16	21
Fall 2006	16	20
Fall 2007	17	21
Fall 2008	17	20
Fall 2009	17	20
Fall 2010	18	23
Fall 2011	16	21
Fall 2012	16	21
Fall 2013	16	21
Fall 2014	16	22
Fall 2015	17	22
Fall 2016	17	21
Fall 2017	16	23
Fall 2018	16	20
Fall 2019	16	22

IPEDS Fall 2001–2019, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

614Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Bluefield University fell from 858 (Fall 2002) to 614 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	858
Fall 2003	731
Fall 2004	814
Fall 2005	776
Fall 2006	840
Fall 2007	761
Fall 2008	734
Fall 2009	738
Fall 2010	682
Fall 2011	743
Fall 2012	818
Fall 2013	821
Fall 2014	897
Fall 2015	884
Fall 2016	881
Fall 2017	874
Fall 2018	887
Fall 2019	829
Fall 2020	772
Fall 2021	628
Fall 2022	615
Fall 2023	683
Fall 2024	614

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

61%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Bluefield University fell from 70% (Fall 2008) to 61% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	57%
Fall 2003 cohort	81%
Fall 2004 cohort	58%
Fall 2005 cohort	79%
Fall 2006 cohort	64%
Fall 2008 cohort	70%
Fall 2009 cohort	59%
Fall 2010 cohort	56%
Fall 2011 cohort	48%
Fall 2012 cohort	49%
Fall 2013 cohort	60%
Fall 2014 cohort	54%
Fall 2015 cohort	61%
Fall 2016 cohort	52%
Fall 2017 cohort	51%
Fall 2018 cohort	53%
Fall 2019 cohort	63%
Fall 2020 cohort	59%
Fall 2021 cohort	58%
Fall 2022 cohort	49%
Fall 2023 cohort	61%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Bluefield University

Faculty pay at Bluefield University averages $67,428 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Bluefield University as a primarily residential campus of 614 undergraduates — and 61.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Bluefield University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 59.3%. Review Bluefield University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Bluefield University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Bluefield University59.3%

Virginia median79.8%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Bluefield University$26,770

Virginia median$21,650

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Bluefield University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Bluefield).

Bluefield reporting group (shared)$48,896

Virginia median$53,453

National median$53,781

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Bluefield University, Virginia and national reference values
Metric & basis	Bluefield University	Virginia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	59.3%	79.8%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$26,770	$21,650	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$48,896Shared group value	$53,453	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Bluefield University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Bluefield University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 5 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$91,278
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,715
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$56,811
Human Services, General	$43,789
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$41,595

These 5 fields listed for Bluefield University measure earnings after completion. The $48,896 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 29 additional Bluefield University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Bluefield).

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Bluefield University report?

Bluefield University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 59.3% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Bluefield University's acceptance rate?

59.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 822 admitted from 1,386 applicants.

How much does Bluefield University cost?

At Bluefield University, tuition is $26,770. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Bluefield University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $48,896. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Virginia

Regent University — 38.1% admitted
Averett University — 56.6% admitted
Advanced Technology Institute — 53.5% admitted
Hampden-Sydney College — 40.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.