Baptist University of Florida
Graceville, FL · Private · Rural (distant) · BUF
Private institution in Graceville, FL · 248 undergraduates · 64% acceptance rate · $42,836 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 13%Average net price
- Top 20%Cost of attendance
- Top 22%Graduation rate (4-year)
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $8,829255th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,800884th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $13,800487th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,596403rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,5901,103rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,8361,478th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,4891,707th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 69.2%450th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 84.2%472nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 64.1%483rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1045855th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20800th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2481,841st largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1216th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 34.0%991st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 195 mi (ATL)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 15 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | $26,121 | $27,765 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Religious EducationTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Southern Baptistsource
- Founded in 1943source
- School colors: Navy and Goldsource
- Athletic nickname: "Eagles"source
- Motto: "Changing the World Through the Unchanging Word®"source
- Formerly known as "Florida Baptist Institute, Baptist Bible Institute, Florida Baptist Theological College, The Baptist College of Florida"source
- Athletic conference: NCCAAsource
Key links
- Official websitebuf.edu
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