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Bluefield State University

Bluefield, WV · Public · Town (distant) · BSU

Public institution in Bluefield, WV · 1,231 undergraduates · 87% acceptance rate · $38,217 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$12,529484th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,240622nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$17,560701st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$20,747413th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,250476th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,2171,683rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,0301,536th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
34.6%1,650th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
55.3%1,682nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
87.2%1,138th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
998940th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
20798th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,2311,244th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
40.8%667th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 143 mi (CLT)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 18 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$55,512—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$54,869$48,041
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$31,704$28,236
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$29,685$30,554
Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciencesbachelors$25,194$26,933
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$24,421—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$20,140$32,391
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors——
Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports + curated flag football

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,378,398 (M $1,506,681 · W $871,717)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Bluefield State University’s 1,231 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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