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University or college · Private nonprofit

Bluffton University

Bluffton, OH65 online only

Bluffton University is a private nonprofit university in Bluffton, OH, with about 613 students on campus.

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Students on campus
613
plus 65 studying only online
Admission rate
67%
lower than at 68% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$19,943
higher than at 50% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
53%
lower than at 54% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$49,547
higher than at 70% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Bluffton University

A graduation gap for lower-income students

38% of students with Pell grants finish, against 53% overall, a gap of 15 points. 45% of undergraduates get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $51,862, but the average family on federal aid pays $19,943 after grants, about 62% less. What it costs ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
53%
within 6 years · Pell students 38%
Come back for year two
60%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$49,547
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$27,000
about $286 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

8.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$286 a month against about $3,495 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

64%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 80% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$45k
Middle income$30–75k
$50k
Higher incomeover $75k
$53k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Bluffton University?

67%

of applicants admitted

About 13 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
430–550
SAT math
430–580
ACT
16–22

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 976.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $51,862 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $37,362Room & board $12,220Books & supplies $1,600Other costs $680

After grants, the average family on aid pays $19,943.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$18,469

About $73,876 over 4 years · 64% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 17%Education 13%Parks, recreation & fitness 13%Family & consumer sciences 11%Psychology 6%Health professions 6%Everything else 34%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations36 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$57k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness25 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$45k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods16 graduates a year
$44k4 yrs out
Social Work14 graduates a year
$55k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections12 graduates a year
—not reported
Marketing11 graduates a year
—not reported
Psychology, General10 graduates a year
$43k4 yrs out
Mathematics9 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

582 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 63%Hispanic 3%Black 19%Asian 1%Two or more 3%International 1%

Women and men

Women 42%Men 58%
11 : 1
students per teacher
45%
get Pell grants (lower income)
77%
take federal loans
3%
undergrads 25 or older
1%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Bluffton

13% of Bluffton’s 3,875 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Bluffton pages.

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$823/momedian rent · 20% below the state$277Ktypical home value19° / 84°January low / July high · 33" of snowA−Health GradeAll colleges in and near BlufftonCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

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Straight-line distances from Bluffton University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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9.7 mi3,041 students
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12.7 mi3,283 students
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12.7 mi696 students
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16.3 mi2,111 students
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16.9 mi4,597 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.