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Bluffton University

Bluffton, OH · Private · Rural (distant)

Private institution in Bluffton, OH · 595 undergraduates · 61% acceptance rate · $49,547 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
$17,430856th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$36,2981,541st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$36,2981,494th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$50,5791,500th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,5471,097th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$41,9401,099th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
49.5%1,183rd highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
67.3%1,371st highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
61.2%427th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
1020897th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
5951,627th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
37.4%828th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 96 mi (DTW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 46 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$43,240$38,289
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$42,682$38,289
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$41,286$39,153
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$41,193—
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$36,131$33,637
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$35,060$35,060
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$31,851$36,077
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$31,795$28,598
Bible/Biblical StudiesTheologybachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.