unitid 231554 · Bluefield, VA · private nonprofit 4-year · town (distant)
Bluefield University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,171
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
59%
28th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
614
36th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
51%
undergrads on Pell grants
80th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
18%
finish within 150% time
5th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$42,539
41st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$25,573
after aid, aided students
66th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$48,896
after entry, Title IV students
40th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$21,855
32nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $25,807 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k36%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k16%
- 110k+14%
- Median family income
- $38,217
- First-generation students
- 43%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $26,770
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.2× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. | 103 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 30 | $61,576 | $25,207 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 29 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 27 | — | — |
| Human Services, General. | 20 | $42,456 | $25,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 19 | $43,337 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 15 | $52,577 | $24,250 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 14 | $84,158 | $22,442 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 13 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 13 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 6 | — | — |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 5 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.