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Bluffton University Overview

Located in Bluffton, Ohio, Bluffton University is a private not-for-profit institution. The rural area surrounding Bluffton is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

What Is Bluffton University Known For?

199 Undergraduate Awards
$30,339 Avg Cost After Aid
96% Acceptance Rate
  • The master's degree is the highest award offered at Bluffton.
  • In a recent academic period49% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Bluffton makes roughly $49,547 a year. This is 21% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Bluffton to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Bluffton University?

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Contact details for Bluffton are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 University Drive, Bluffton, OH 45817-2104
Phone: 419-358-3000
Website: www.bluffton.edu

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How Do I Get Into Bluffton?

You can apply to Bluffton online at: www.bluffton.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Bluffton

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bluffton?

96% Acceptance Rate
47% Of Accepted Are Women
3% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 96%, Bluffton is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 53% of accepted students are men and 47% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 95%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Average Test Scores

About 3% of students accepted to Bluffton submitted their SAT scores.Bluffton received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 12 and 18. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 15 and 19.

ACT English Scores for Bluffton University  ( 12 to 18 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Bluffton University  ( 15 to 19 )
1
36

Can I Afford Bluffton University?

$30,339 Net Price
84% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Bluffton is $30,339. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Bluffton, approximately 84% of students took out student loans averaging $8,638 a year. That adds up to $34,552 over four years for those students.

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Bluffton University Undergraduate Student Diversity

647 Full-Time Undergraduates
46% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 691 undergraduate students at Bluffton, with 647 being full-time and 44 being part-time.

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There are also 59 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 647 full-time undergraduates at Bluffton, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bluffton University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3
Black or African American 82
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 465
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 56

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Bluffton University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 12 countries are represented at Bluffton. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Zimbabwe, and Albania.

Bluffton University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 36 0 14 50
Health & Physical Education 25 0 0 25
Teacher Education Grade Specific 16 0 0 16
General Education 0 0 14 14
Social Work 14 0 0 14
Criminal Justice & Corrections 12 0 0 12
Marketing 11 0 0 11
General Psychology 10 0 0 10
Mathematics 9 0 0 9
Health/Medical Prep Programs 8 0 0 8
General Biology 7 0 0 7
Accounting 7 0 0 7
Communication & Media Studies 5 0 0 5
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 5 0 0 5
Communication Sciences 5 0 0 5
Nursing 5 0 0 5
Special Education 4 0 0 4
Teacher Education Subject Specific 3 0 0 3
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 3 0 3
Design & Applied Arts 3 0 0 3
Fine & Studio Arts 3 0 0 3
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2 0 0 2
Writing Studies 2 0 0 2
History 2 0 0 2
Economics 2 0 0 2
General English Literature 1 0 0 1
Physics 1 0 0 1
Sociology 1 0 0 1
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 0
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Chemistry 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
Biblical Studies 0 0 0 0
Music 0 0 0 0
Other Visual Art 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 199 3 28 230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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