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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.

97% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Bluefield State College?

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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 Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bluefield State College?

97% Acceptance Rate
54% Of Accepted Are Women
23% Submit SAT Scores
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 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Average Test Scores

About 23% 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 450 and 550. Math scores were between 430 and 560.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Bluefield State College  ( 450 to 550 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Bluefield State College  ( 430 to 560 )
200
800
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 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

ACT English Scores for Bluefield State College  ( 16 to 24 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Bluefield State College  ( 16 to 23 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Bluefield State College  ( 17 to 23 )
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36

Can I Afford Bluefield State College?

57% Take Out Loans
4.7% Loan Default Rate

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.

The student loan default rate at Bluefield State College is 4.7%. 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.

Bluefield State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

996 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,358 undergraduate students at Bluefield State College, with 996 being full-time and 362 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

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

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

388 Took All Classes Online
1,176 Took At Least One Class Online
16.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,176 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.

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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 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Bluefield State College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bluefield State College was 16.6%. This is the #1,033 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bluefield State College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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