Bluffton Diversity & Demographics

Above Average When it Comes to Diversity

The overall diversity ranking is created by adding up results of racial, geographic, gender and age diversity.

Ranked #1,791 nationwide, Bluffton University is above average in overall diversity.

Average Representation of Different Races

Racially diverse college campuses allow students to meet and study with others from different racial and ethnic backgrounds. It also means the school is working to fairly represent and support all students.

Bluffton University is ranked #2,810 in ethnic diversity nationwide with a student body makeup that is close to the national average.

Bluffton's racial diversity is on par with the national average.

Racial diversity of the faculty is below the national average.

Gender Ratio is Pretty Even

Would you prefer a nice mix of males and females on campus?

At Bluffton University, the disparity between men and women on campus is lower than the national average. The undergraduate student body at Bluffton is equally balanced.

This university is ranked at #938 in male to female diversity nationwide. The undergraduate population is comprised of 384 males and 316 females.

The disparity between the counts of men and women at Bluffton University is lower than the national average.

The ratio of male to female faculty at Bluffton is above average.

Geographic Diversity is Average

Would you prefer a college that attracts students from all across the United States, or would you prefer a local college that primarily pulls students from your home state?

To come up with the geographic diversity for each school, we took into account where every student resided before they attended college.

About 83.9% of the students attending Bluffton University come from within Ohio. This makes Bluffton an average school when it comes to this factor and gives it a national geographic diversity ranking of #1,803.

How Old is Everyone at This School?

Some college students prefer a campus filled with others who are a similar age to them, while some prefer a wide age range of students. Which is best for you?

The traditional student is between the ages of 18-21. At Bluffton University, 76.6% of students are in the age 18 to 21 bracket, compared to the national average of 60%. We rank Bluffton #3,358 in the nation for student age diversity.

Questions About Diversity

• What do we mean when we talk about diversity in college?

  The root word of diversity is from the Latin, "diversus" which means "various". Today we use it to describe a mixing together of people, traditions, ideas and cultures. Students who express that diversity in school is important to them are looking for institutions to provide a variety of curricular and non-curricular opportunities to learn from and learn with people of different ethnicities, races, ages, abilities, sexual identities, classes, and religions.

• Is Bluffton attracting students from all backgrounds?

  Even a school with great racial, ethnic, and location diversity may not be diverse when it comes to the financial backgrounds of their students. To get a better idea of how Bluffton is supporting low-income students check the Financial Aid Page.

• How important is diversity to Bluffton?

  Diversity can be promoted by the university in several ways. First, institutions should be making an effort to hire a varied faculty to teach students. But the school should also be doing the best they can to encourage substantial connections between people from different backgrounds. This prevents students and faculty from self-segregating and helps bring about positive connections.