Bluefield University
Bluefield, Virginia
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 614 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 59%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $18,402per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 21%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $52,57110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Bluefield University offers a flat tuition rate of $15,000 for Virginia high school graduates, homeschoolers, and Virginia Community College transfers who hold at least a 3.0 GPA.
Source: Bluefield University Announces New and Updated Affordable Tuition Rates
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 59%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Bluefield University's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $18,402full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $39,316sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $26,770Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 21%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 61%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $52,57110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,814federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 614Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 51%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 43%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Ferrum College Ferrum, VA — admits 89%
- Southern Virginia University Buena Vista, VA — admits 96%
- Virginia Union University Richmond, VA — admits 98%
- Randolph College Lynchburg, VA — admits 94%
Also worth a look
- Hollins University Roanoke, VA — admits 68%
- LaGrange College Lagrange, GA — admits 62%
- Mount Mary University Milwaukee, WI — admits 62%
- The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati, OH — admits 59%
- Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MS — admits 60%
- Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing Richmond, VA
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Bluefield University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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