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Blue Mountain College was awarded 3 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general psychology.
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Blue Mountain College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
The acceptance rate at Blue Mountain College is 99%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Blue Mountain College is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 9% of students accepted to Blue Mountain College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 550. Math scores were between 520 and 610.
The student to faculty ratio at Blue Mountain College is 21 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
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 Blue Mountain College is 70%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Blue Mountain College is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Blue Mountain College this rate is 37%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 925 undergraduates at Blue Mountain College with 596 being full-time and 329 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,599 | $9,313 | $16,388 | $16,867 | $13,325 |
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 Blue Mountain 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 Blue Mountain College, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $6,716 a year. That adds up to $26,864 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Blue Mountain College is 9.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Blue Mountain College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 201 W Main St, Blue Mountain, MS 38610 |
| Phone: | 662-685-4771 |
| Website: | www.bmc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/bluemountaincollege |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/tweetbmc |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 43 | $33,196 |
| Business Administration & Management | 35 | NA |
| General Psychology | 21 | $24,481 |
| Health & Physical Education | 20 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 19 | $35,289 |
| Biblical Studies | 17 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 8 | NA |
| General Biology | 7 | NA |
| History | 5 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 4 | NA |
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 2020-2021, 573 students took at least one online class at Blue Mountain College. This is an increase from the 379 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 573 | 185 |
| 2019-2020 | 379 | 155 |
| 2018-2019 | 326 | 94 |
| 2017-2018 | 213 | 36 |
| 2016-2017 | 229 | 66 |
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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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