Colleges / Bluefield University
College · Private nonprofit · Bluefield, VA · Town
BU

Bluefield University

Bluefield, VA

Religious affiliation
Address3000 College Avenue, Bluefield, VA 24605
Websitewww.bluefield.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate59%
6-yr median pay$42k
Net price / yr$26k
Undergrad size614
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $26k/yr for a shot at a $42k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 59% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

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

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $43k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $26k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$170k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$102k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$68k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$26.8k
Room & board
$9.5k
Books & supplies
$440

How students pay for it.

Pell grants51%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans71%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
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 retention56%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr18%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$42k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out31%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
614
Location
Bluefield, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, 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.

  • White58%
  • Black23%
  • Unknown9%
  • Hispanic5%
  • International2%
  • Asian1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students43%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time10%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$38k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34

What you can study.

Colleges / Bluefield University
College · Private nonprofit · Bluefield, VA · Town
BU

Bluefield University

Bluefield, VA

Religious affiliation
Address3000 College Avenue, Bluefield, VA 24605
Websitewww.bluefield.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate59%
6-yr median pay$42k
Net price / yr$26k
Undergrad size614
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $26k/yr for a shot at a $42k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 59% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

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

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $43k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $26k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$170k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$102k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$68k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$26.8k
Room & board
$9.5k
Books & supplies
$440

How students pay for it.

Pell grants51%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans71%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
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 retention56%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr18%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$42k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out31%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
614
Location
Bluefield, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, 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.

  • White58%
  • Black23%
  • Unknown9%
  • Hispanic5%
  • International2%
  • Asian1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students43%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time10%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$38k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34

What you can study.