Bluefield State University

Common Data Set 2012-13

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings
$38,217
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
37%
6-year completion
Average net price
$13,684
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$18,250
federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction160fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

3 TABLES
Address Information
Main Phone Number (Area Code)304
Main Phone Number:327-4000
WWW Home Page Address:http://www.bluefieldstate.edu/
Admissions Office
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):304
Admissions Phone Number:327-4065
Admissions Email Address:bscadmit@bluefieldstate.edu
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:http://www.cfwv.com/applications/WV_Common_App/apply.html?application_id=1362
Degrees Offered
AssociateX
Bachelor'sX

Enrollment And Persistence

3 TABLES
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity
Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
MeasureFirst-time first-yearDegree-seeking undergraduatesTotal undergraduates
Nonresidents75862
Hispanic/Latino51717
Black or African American, non-Hispanic26189194
White, non-Hispanic26615681651
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic001
Asian, non-Hispanic144
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic000
Two or more races, non-Hispanic256
Race and/or ethnicity unknown000
Total30718411935
Graduation Rates
B12-B21 two-year graduation rates
Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
MeasureCurrent cohortPrevious cohort
Initial cohort200812
Did not persist1213
Final cohort200814
Completed program in less than two years15Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time16Not reported
Completed program in less than four years17Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time18Not reported
Transfers out19Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutionsNot reportedNot reported
Transfers to four-year institutionsNot reportedNot reported
Retention Rates
B22 first-year retention
First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
MeasureValue
Entering cohortNot reported
Still enrolled next fallNot reported
Retention rate53%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

3 TABLES
Admissions Requirements
Total academic units17
English4
Mathematics4
Science3
Foreign language2
Social studies3
Computer Science1
First-time, first-year Profile
C9 test-score submission
Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
MeasurePercentNumber
SAT16Not reported
ACTNot reportedNot reported
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
SAT compositeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
SAT math420530Not reported
ACT composite1721Not reported
ACT math1620Not reported
ACT English1623Not reported
ACT WritingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ScienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ReadingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Admission Policies
If yes, maximum period of postponement:_______
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?Yes

Transfer Admission

2 TABLES
Fall Applicants
D2 transfer admissions
Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Applied221447Not reported668
Admitted105233Not reported338
Enrolled80152Not reported232
Application for Admission
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewRequired of Some
Standardized test scoresRequired of All
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Required of Some
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Common Data Set 2012- 2013
Fall Rolling AdmissionX
Spring Rolling AdmissionX

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES
Special Study Options
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Dual enrollmentX
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Teacher certification programX
Required Course Work
Arts/fine artsX
Computer literacyX
English (including composition)X
HistoryX
HumanitiesX
MathematicsX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX

Student Life

1 TABLE
Activities Offered
Choral groupsX
Drama/theaterX
Model UNX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
YearbookX

Annual Expenses

3 TABLES
Information
Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:[https://bluefieldstate.studentaidcalculator.com/survey.aspx](https://bluefieldstate.studentaidcalculator.com/survey.aspx)
Estimated Expenses
G5 estimated expenses
Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
MeasureResidentsCommuters living at homeCommuters not living at home
Books and supplies160016001600
Food onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Housing onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Food and housing totalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation210021002100
Other expenses110011001100
Per-Credit-Hour Charges
In-district:$314

Financial Aid

4 TABLES
Reporting Year
Academic Year2012-2013 estimated
Need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$5,593,445
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$0
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$0
Total Scholarships/Grants$7,108,644
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$3,967,858
Federal Work-Study$186,810
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Parent Loans$0
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Non-need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$0
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$321,545
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$606,625
Total Scholarships/Grants$1,473,045
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$4,614,117
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$220,000
Institutional Aid
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Common Data Set 2012- 2013

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE
Undergraduate Class Size
I3 undergraduate class size
Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
MeasureClass sectionsClass subsections
2-9 studentsNot reported27
10-19 studentsNot reported0
20-29 studentsNot reported27
30-39 studentsNot reported18
40-49 studentsNot reported14
50-99 studentsNot reported0
100+ studentsNot reported0
TotalNot reported0

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

2 TABLES
Diploma/Certificates
Bachelors
J degrees conferred by discipline
Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
MeasureCertificate/diplomaAssociateBachelor's
AgricultureNot reportedNot reported1%
Natural resources and conservationNot reportedNot reported3%
ArchitectureNot reportedNot reported4%
Area, ethnic, and gender studiesNot reportedNot reported5%
Communication/journalismNot reportedNot reported9%
Communication technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer and information sciencesNot reportedNot reported3%
Personal and culinary servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EducationNot reportedNot reported10%
EngineeringNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Engineering technologies17%Not reported21%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguisticsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Family and consumer sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Law/legal studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EnglishNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Liberal arts/general studiesNot reportedNot reported25%
Library scienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biological/life sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mathematics and statisticsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Military science and military technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Interdisciplinary studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Parks and recreationNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Philosophy and religious studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Theology and religious vocationsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Physical sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Science technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
PsychologyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective servicesNot reportedNot reported3%
Public administration and social servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Social sciencesNot reportedNot reported8%
Construction tradesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mechanic and repair technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Precision productionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation and materials movingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Visual and performing artsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Health professions and related programs83%Not reported11%
Business/marketingNot reportedNot reported17%
HistoryNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
TotalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

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