unitid 237215 · Bluefield, WV · public 4-year · town (distant)
Bluefield State University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,479
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
97%
91st pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
1,042
13th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
44%
undergrads on Pell grants
81st pctl among public 4-years
completion
37%
finish within 150% time
31st pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$21,839
47th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$13,684
after aid, aided students
57th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$38,217
after entry, Title IV students
11th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$18,250
39th pctl among public 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 $11,810 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k46%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110k14%
- 110k+9%
- Median family income
- $26,625
- First-generation students
- 49%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,648
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.1× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 71 | $74,864 | $22,750 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 19 | — | $28,655 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 18 | $77,424 | $26,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 17 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 11 | — | — |
| Social Sciences, General. | 10 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 10 | — | $16,300 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 9 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 9 | — | $30,250 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 9 | — | — |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 8 | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | 8 | — | — |
— 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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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
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.