Bluffton University
Bluffton, Ohio
- Private nonprofit
- Rural
- 582 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 67%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,315per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 53%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $53,34610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Bluffton University requires all undergraduates to complete a cross-cultural experience, which more than 95 percent of students fulfill through travel and study away following their sophomore year.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 67%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 860–1130Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 16–22Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
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
- $21,315full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $53,337sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $38,690Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 53%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 60%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $53,34610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 582Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 48%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 33%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, OH — admits 84%
- Hiram College Hiram, OH — admits 94%
- Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH — admits 93%
- Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH — admits 94%
Also worth a look
- Kettering College Kettering, OH — admits 77%
- Hollins University Roanoke, VA — admits 68%
- Chowan University Murfreesboro, NC — admits 69%
- Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH — admits 75%
- The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati, OH — admits 59%
- Bushnell University Eugene, OR — admits 67%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Bluffton 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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