Bluefield State University
Bluefield State University admitted 97% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 870–1080 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $11,130 a year. Within six years, 34% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 97%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 870–1080
- ACT middle 50%
- 17–22
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $22,066 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $11,130 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $11,246 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $10,648 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $18,376 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 34%
- Students who return for a second year
- 55%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $45,981 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,042
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 46%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 43%
- Engineering technologies
- 15%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 13%
- Business, management and marketing
- 12%
- Education
- 6%
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Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
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- West Liberty University WV · 97% admitted
- Shepherd University WV · 97% admitted
More colleges in West Virginia
- West Virginia University WV · 89% admitted
- Marshall University WV · 96% admitted
- Fairmont State University WV · 99% admitted
- University of Charleston WV · 62% admitted
- Concord University WV · 93% admitted
- West Virginia State University WV · 96% admitted
- West Virginia University Institute of Technology WV · 37% admitted
- West Virginia Wesleyan College WV · 93% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.