Bluefield College

www.bluefield.edu/

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2020 Undergraduate Tuition

$25,750

1.96% growth from 2019

2020 Average Net Price

$22,038

After Financial Aid

2018 Student Loan

12.1%

Default Rate

2020 Acceptance Rate

76%

905 Applicants

2020 Enrolled Students

965

79.5% Full-Time

2020 Graduation Rate

35.9%

55 Graduates

About

Bluefield College is a higher education institution located in Tazewell County, VA. In 2020, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Bluefield College were Public Health Nurse (29 degrees awarded), General Human Services (23 degrees), and General Business Administration & Management (21 degrees).

In 2020, 308 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Bluefield College. 68.2% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 31.8% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (205 degrees), 6.21 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (33 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Bluefield College is $25,750, which is $−2,650 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,400).

Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Bluefield College is $25,750, which is $−2,650 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,400).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $22,038.

In 2020, 87% of undergraduate students attending Bluefield College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 70% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$25,750

2020 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2020, the cost of tuition at Bluefield College was $25,750. The cost of tuition at Bluefield College is $−2,650 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,400).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Bluefield College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$22,038

2020 Value

4.41%

1 Year Growth

In 2020 Bluefield College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $22,038. Between 2019 and 2020, the average net price of Bluefield College grew by 4.41%.

This chart compares the average net price of Bluefield College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$8,528

Room and Board

$440

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Bluefield College was of $8,528 in 2020. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $440. The cost of room and board increased by 2.6% between 2019 and 2020. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Bluefield College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

87%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

70%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

87% of undergraduate students at Bluefield College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2020. This represents a decline of 2.25% with respect to 2019, when 89% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Bluefield College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

12.1%

2018 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2018 the default rate for borrower's at Bluefield College was 12.1%, which represents 50 out of the 414 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Bluefield College received 905 undergraduate applications in 2020, which represents a 41% annual decline. Out of those 905 applicants, 688 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 76% acceptance rate.

There were 965 students enrolled at Bluefield College in 2020, and N/A% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Bluefield College has an overall enrollment yield of 19.9%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

76%

Acceptance Rate in 2020

688

Accepted Out of 905

In 2020, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Bluefield College was 76% (688 admissions from 905 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2019, which was 99.4%. Between 2019 and 2020, the number of applicants declined by −41%, while admissions declined by −54.9%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Bluefield College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

SAT Scores

N/A%

Submission Percentage

Scores Submitted

N/A% of enrolled first-time students at Bluefield College in 2020 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Bluefield College has a total enrollment of 965 students. The full-time enrollment at Bluefield College is 767 students and the part-time enrollment is 198. This means that 79.5% of students enrolled at Bluefield College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Bluefield College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 34.5% White, 9.22% Black or African American, 3.73% Hispanic or Latino, 1.97% Two or More Races, 0.415% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.311% Asian, and 0.104% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Bluefield College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (23.3%), followed by White Male (13.5%) and Black or African American Male (8.11%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (21.1%), followed by White Male (7.43%) and Black or African American Female (4%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

79.5%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Bluefield College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 965 students. The full-time enrollment at Bluefield College is 767 and the part-time enrollment is 198. This means that 79.5% of students enrolled at Bluefield College are enrolled full-time compared with 80.1% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Bluefield College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

63%

2020 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Bluefield College was 63%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (73%), Bluefield College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Bluefield College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
333
Black or African American
89
Hispanic or Latino
36

The enrolled student population at Bluefield College is 34.5% White, 9.22% Black or African American, 3.73% Hispanic or Latino, 1.97% Two or More Races, 0.415% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.311% Asian, and 0.104% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 54.8% White, 13.8% Black or African American, and 13.4% Hispanic or Latino.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 469 students (48.6%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2020, 112 more women than men received degrees from Bluefield College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Bluefield College is white (205 degrees awarded). There were 6.21 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (33 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Bluefield College is Public Health Nurse (29 degrees awarded), followed by General Human Services (23 degrees) and General Business Administration & Management (21 degrees).

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Bluefield College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Biology (112 degrees awarded), Communication Technologies (5 degrees), and Public Administration and Social Service (23 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Physicians

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bluefield College are Physicians (381,303 people), Social workers, all other (168,152 people), Other managers (164,805 people), Police officers (136,310 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (130,161 people).

The most specialized majors at Bluefield College are Biology (112 degrees awarded), Communication Technologies (5 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (23 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (13 degrees), and Protective Services (17 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bluefield College are Surgeons, Physicians, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Nurse anesthetists

Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bluefield College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (536,388 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (349,485 people), Elementary & secondary schools (315,276 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (310,012 people), and Offices of physicians (191,012 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Bluefield College.

Most Common

Public Health Nurse
29 degree-majorss awarded
General Human Services
23 degree-majorss awarded
General Business Administration & Management
21 degree-majorss awarded

In 2020, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Bluefield College was Public Health Nurse with 29 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Bluefield College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2020

210

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2020

In 2020, 98 degrees were awarded to men at Bluefield College, which is 0.467 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (210).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Bluefield College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2020, 35 degrees were awarded to men at Bluefield College in General Biomedical Sciences, which is 0.486 times less than the 72 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2020, 72 degrees were awarded to women at Bluefield College in General Biomedical Sciences, which is 2.06 times more than the 35 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

24%

100% Completion Time

29%

150% Completion Time

In 2020, 24% of students graduating from Bluefield College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 29% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 30% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Bluefield College is Female and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.4%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
205 degrees awarded
Black or African American
33 degrees awarded
Asian
31 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Bluefield College is white (205 degrees awarded). There were 6.21 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (33 degrees).

4.87% of degree recipients (15 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic

White Female
150 degrees awarded
White Male
55 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
22 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Bluefield College is white female (150 degrees awarded). There were 2.73 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (55 degrees).

Operations

Bluefield College has an endowment valued at nearly $6.59M, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $356k (5.4%), compared to the 2.06% average return ($820k on $39.8M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2020, Bluefield College had a total salary expenditure of $19.8M. Bluefield College employs 25 Assistant professors, 11 Professors, and 9 Associate professors. Most academics at Bluefield College are Male Assistant professors (14), Female Assistant professors(11), and Male Professors (7).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Bluefield College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 45 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 30 employees, and Management with 8 employees.

Endowment

$6.59M

2020 Endowment

2.61%

decline from 2019

Bluefield College has an endowment valued at about $6.59M, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year. The endowment of Bluefield College declined 2.61% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $33.3M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Bluefield College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$2.63M - Federal
$0 - State
$0 - Local

As of 2020, Bluefield College received $2.63M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $0 from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$8.54M

2020 Salaries

8.55%

growth from 2019

In 2020, Bluefield College paid a median of $8.54M in salaries, which represents 43.1% of their overall expenditure ($19.8M) and a 8.55% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 12.8% growth from 2018 and a 10% growth from 2017.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.4M (40.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$2.6M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2020, Bluefield College paid a total of $2.6M to 46 employees working as instructors, which represents 30.4% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.78M (31%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Assistant professor

Most Common Instructor

25 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

45 Employees

In 2020, the most common positions for instructional staff at Bluefield College were Assistant professor with 25 employees; Professor with 11 employees; and Professor with 9 employees.

In 2020, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Bluefield College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 45 employees; Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 30 employees; and Management with 8 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic

Male Assistant professor
Female Assistant professor
Male Professor

In 2020, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Bluefield College was Male Assistant professor with 14 employees, Female Assistant professor with 11 employees, and Male Professor with 7 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Bluefield College.