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.
Bluffton University was awarded 15 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is social work.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Bluffton is ranked #1,462 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Bluffton is also ranked #57 out of 96 schools in Ohio.
When it comes to admittance, Bluffton University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 75%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
The student to faculty ratio at Bluffton is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 Bluffton University is 60%. 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 Bluffton University is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Bluffton the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 45%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 691 undergraduates at Bluffton with 647 being full-time and 44 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,971 | $20,032 | $21,802 | $22,148 | $27,462 |
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 Bluffton, 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 Bluffton, approximately 86% of students took out student loans averaging $7,619 a year. That adds up to $30,476 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Bluffton is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Bluffton are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 University Drive, Bluffton, OH 45817-2104 |
| Phone: | 419-358-3000 |
| Website: | www.bluffton.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/BlufftonUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/BlufftonU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 21 | $27,983 |
| Human Resource Management | 12 | $45,393 |
| Special Education | 11 | $37,382 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 11 | $35,237 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 11 | NA |
| General Psychology | 10 | NA |
| Social Work | 10 | $33,857 |
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 8 | NA |
| Accounting | 6 | NA |
| Mathematics | 6 | 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, 91 students took at least one online class at Bluffton University. This is a decrease from the 154 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 91 | 55 |
| 2019-2020 | 154 | 52 |
| 2018-2019 | 61 | 21 |
| 2017-2018 | 74 | 30 |
| 2016-2017 | 60 | 24 |
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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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