Colleges / Blue Mountain Christian University
College · Private nonprofit · Blue Mountain, MS · Rural
BMC

Blue Mountain Christian University

Blue Mountain, MS

Religious affiliation
Address201 W Main St, Blue Mountain, MS 38610
Websitewww.bmc.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate89%
6-yr median pay$35k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size498
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $35k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 89% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1090 · ACT 21.

If you get in

498 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $33k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$133k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$96k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$37k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$20.2k
Room & board
$9.8k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants29%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans50%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$19k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$35k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$40k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out29%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
498
Location
Blue Mountain, MS
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White66%
  • Black15%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Two or more races2%
  • International2%
  • Unknown2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$36k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 22

What you can study.

Colleges / Blue Mountain Christian University
College · Private nonprofit · Blue Mountain, MS · Rural
BMC

Blue Mountain Christian University

Blue Mountain, MS

Religious affiliation
Address201 W Main St, Blue Mountain, MS 38610
Websitewww.bmc.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate89%
6-yr median pay$35k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size498
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $35k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 89% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1090 · ACT 21.

If you get in

498 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $33k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$133k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$96k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$37k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$20.2k
Room & board
$9.8k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants29%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans50%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$19k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$35k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$40k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out29%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
498
Location
Blue Mountain, MS
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White66%
  • Black15%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Two or more races2%
  • International2%
  • Unknown2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$36k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 22

What you can study.