Bluefield State College Healthcare Programs

Bluefield State College is a public institution located in Bluefield, West Virginia. The surrounding location of Bluefield is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Bluefield State College?

Contact details for Bluefield State College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	219 Rock Street, Bluefield, WV 24701-2198
Phone:	304-327-4000
Website:	bluefieldstate.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bluefield-State-College/324029311740
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/BlfdStateColl

How Do I Get Into Bluefield State College?

You can apply to Bluefield State College online at: https://bluefieldstate.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Bluefield State College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bluefield State College?

Since Bluefield State College has an acceptance rate of 97%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 98%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Average Test Scores

About 39% of students accepted to Bluefield State College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 540. Math scores were between 430 and 540.

Bluefield State College received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 22.

Can I Afford Bluefield State College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Bluefield State College, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $5,432 a year. That adds up to $21,728 over four years for those students.

Bluefield State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,358 undergraduate students at Bluefield State College, with 996 being full-time and 362 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 996 full-time undergraduates at Bluefield State College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bluefield State College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	163
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	740
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Bluefield State College. At this time, 5 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 21 countries are represented at Bluefield State College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Bahamas, Spain, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Bluefield State College

In 2022-2023, 994 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bluefield State College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in West Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Bluefield State College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Radiologic Technology	8%

Bluefield State College Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	0	71	24	95
Radiologic Technology	0	0	12	12
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	0	10	0	10
Health Care Management	0	0	4	4
Medical/Clinical Assistant	2	0	0	2
TOTAL	2	81	40	123

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.