Bluefield State University

Common Data Set 2014-15

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

§ Extraction163fields 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

2 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
Nonresidents54548
Hispanic/Latino21313
Black or African American, non-Hispanic23152154
White, non-Hispanic20412681316
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic144
Asian, non-Hispanic123
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic000
Two or more races, non-Hispanic62425
Race and/or ethnicity unknown000
Total24215081563
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 rate60%

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 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 math410510Not reported
ACT composite1722Not reported
ACT math1621Not reported
ACT English1522Not reported
ACT WritingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ScienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ReadingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.36
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
Applied190338Not reported528
Admitted86137Not reported223
Enrolled6195Not reported156
Application for Admission
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:_____________________________________________________________ ______________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Common Data Set 2014-2015

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

3 TABLES
Percent Participating
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)5%
Percent of males who join fraternities1%
Percent of females who join sororities1%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing0%
Percent who live off campus or commute100%
Percent of students age 25 and older16%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)3%
Percent of males who join fraternities4%
Percent of females who join sororities4%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing0%
Percent who live off campus or commute100%
Percent of students age 25 and older37%
Average Age
Average age of full-time students21
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21
Average age of full-time students24
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)25
Activities Offered
Choral groupsX
Drama/theaterX
Model UNX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
YearbookX

Annual Expenses

2 TABLES
Information
Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator: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

Financial Aid

4 TABLES
Reporting Year
Academic Year2014-2015 estimated
Need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$4,275,531
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$5,589,062
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$3,011,138
Federal Work-Study$163,736
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$3,174,874
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
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$304,426
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$382,028
Total Scholarships/Grants$1,118,114
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$3,401,973
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$220,000
Total Self-Help$3,621,973
Parent Loans$31,550
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$702,526
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 2014-2015

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

2 TABLES
Student to Faculty Ratio
Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio15
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 students10218
10-19 students121
20-29 students10218
30-39 students11427
40-49 students569
50-99 students201
100+ students70
Total00

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 reportedNot reported
Natural resources and conservationNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ArchitectureNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Communication/journalismNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Communication technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer and information sciencesNot reportedNot reported3%
Personal and culinary servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EducationNot reportedNot reported13%
EngineeringNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Engineering technologies25%Not reported14%
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 reported9%
Public administration and social servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Social sciencesNot reportedNot reported7%
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 programs75%Not reported12%
Business/marketingNot reportedNot reported10%
HistoryNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
TotalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

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