by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Bluefield State College was awarded 48 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
Bluefield State College landed the #2,108 spot in College Factual's 2023 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,241 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Bluefield State College held the #2,286 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 28 colleges in West Virginia, Bluefield State College is ranked at #21.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 90%, some consider Bluefield State College to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 62% of students accepted to Bluefield State College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 550. Math scores were between 420 and 520.
Learn more about Bluefield State College admissions.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Bluefield State College 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.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Bluefield State College is 63%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Bluefield State College this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
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 Bluefield State College is 14%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Bluefield State College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,243 undergraduates at Bluefield State College with 949 being full-time and 294 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,512 | $10,610 | $11,294 | $15,839 | $15,707 |
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 for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Bluefield State College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bluefield State College, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $6,549 a year. That adds up to $26,196 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Bluefield State College is 11.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
See which majors at Bluefield State College make the most money.
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Contact details for Bluefield State College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 219 Rock Street, Bluefield, WV 24701-2198 |
| Phone: | 304-327-4000 |
| Website: | https://bluefieldstate.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bluefield-State-College/324029311740 |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/BlfdStateColl |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 27 | $31,154 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 24 | $25,307 |
| Nursing | 18 | $58,859 |
| Business Administration & Management | 14 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 11 | NA |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 10 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 10 | $26,729 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 7 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 6 | NA |
| General Social Sciences | 5 | $20,986 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2019-2020, 1,025 students took at least one online class at Bluefield State College. This is a decrease from the 1,026 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 1,025 | 353 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,026 | 220 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,038 | 244 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,037 | 227 |
| 2015-2016 | 1,007 | 210 |
Learn more about online learning at Bluefield State College.
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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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