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Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Data & Information Overview

11% Student Loan Default Rate

This overview covers the essential stats on Blue Cliff College-Gulfport, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.

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* Rankings

Where Does Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Rank?

2026 College Rankings

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Overall Ranking

Blue Cliff College - Gulfport was not ranked in College Factual’s Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Blue Cliff College-Gulfport?

Admission Selectivity

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Instructors at Blue Cliff College-Gulfport

14 to 1 Student to Faculty

Faculty Accessibility

With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Blue Cliff College-Gulfport is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it’s a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Academic Performance at Blue Cliff College-Gulfport

18% Freshmen Retention
28% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshman Success

The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 18% rate at Blue Cliff College-Gulfport is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.

Freshmen Retention Rate  18 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor’s degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Blue Cliff College - Gulfport is 28%. That’s lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  28 out of 100
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Diversity Profile of Blue Cliff College-Gulfport

259 Undergraduate Students
61.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
92.1% Percent Women

During the most recent academic year, there were 259 undergraduates at Blue Cliff College - Gulfport.

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Cost of Attending Blue Cliff College-Gulfport

$16,772 Net Price
62% Take Out Loans
$24,072 Total Student Loans

The typical net cost at Blue Cliff College - Gulfport is $16,772. 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. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Blue Cliff College - Gulfport, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

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 Blue Cliff College - Gulfport, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $6,018 a year. That adds up to $24,072 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 10.8%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%. Get more details about paying for Blue Cliff College-Gulfport.

Post-Graduation Earnings for Blue Cliff College-Gulfport

$22,177 Avg Salary of Grads
Low Earnings Boost

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Blue Cliff College-Gulfport make about $22,177 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. Unfortunately, this is 55% less than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

See which majors at Blue Cliff College-Gulfport make the most money.

Location of Blue Cliff College-Gulfport

Mississippi State
259 Undergraduate Students
Small City Campus Setting

Blue Cliff College-Gulfport is an private for-profit institution located in Gulfport, Mississippi. Gulfport is a great location for students who prefer city over country life. Get more details about the location of Blue Cliff College-Gulfport.

Location of Blue Cliff College-Gulfport

Contact details for Blue Cliff College-Gulfport can be found below.

Contact Details
Address: 12251 Bernard Pkwy, Gulfport, MS 39503
Phone: 22889697270000
Website: bluecliffcollege.edu

Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Academic Programs

3 Majors With Completions
224 Undergraduate Degrees

In the latest year of available data, students from 3 majors graduated from Blue Cliff College-Gulfport. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Completions Average Salary of Graduates
Multi-Disciplinary Studies 112 NA
Cosmetology 61 $14,991
Allied Health Services 25 $18,251
Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 17 $19,214
Dental Support Services 7 $18,550
Health/Medical Admin Services 2 $20,037

Learn more about the majors offered at Blue Cliff College-Gulfport along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Study Options at Blue Cliff College - Gulfport

19% Take At Least One Class Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

49 students took at least one online class at Blue Cliff College-Gulfport.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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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