Bluffton University

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Bluffton, OHSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

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Acceptance Rate

67.2%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

860–1130

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$36,298

Undergrad Enrollment

595

Applicants

2,873

Yield Rate

10.8%

Student:Faculty

10:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$19,943/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $79,772 over four years.

What grads earn

$47,378/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $51,068 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 7% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.7 years of pay.

70% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

2.9%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Bluffton University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$16,363

$30–48k$16,689

$48–75k$18,469

$75–110k$21,233

Over $110k$26,321

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

53%

Completion · all

57%

Completion · Pell

51%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

64%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, very small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

2,873

Admitted

1,75761.2%

Enrolled

19011% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

96.3%▼ +41.3pp

Application Volume

1,105 applicants▼ 38%

Bluffton University has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	1	—	—	—
Rape	1	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation71% / 29%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball48Basketball28Football151Golf10Soccer24Swimming4Track & Field61

Women's

Basketball18Golf9Soccer32Softball19Swimming4Track & Field25Volleyball23

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management11 grads

Elementary Education and Teaching9 grads

Business Administration and Management, General7 grads

Accounting7 grads

Special Education and Teaching, General6 grads

Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General5 grads

Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General5 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General5 grads

Psychology, General5 grads

Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching4 grads

4yr Grad Rate

49%

6yr Grad Rate

53%

Retention Rate

60%

Median Earnings

$49,547