Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
60,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours
2,270 (10% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation
213 (11%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,009
Men / Women
42% / 58%
From State
63%
From Region
20%
Athletes
45.0%
Racial/Ethnic
White
63%
Black
23%
Hispanic
6%
Mixed
5%
Asian
1%
Native American
0%
International
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 38.0% 38.0%
2012 Men: 36.6% 36.6%
2013 Men: 36.6% 36.6%
2014 Men: 40.6% 40.6%
2015 Men: 41.9% 41.9%
2016 Men: 38.7% 38.7%
2017 Men: 37.8% 37.8%
2018 Men: 37.8% 37.8%
2019 Men: 29.0% 29.0%
2020 Men: 36.3% 36.3%
2021 Men: 46.8% 46.8%
2022 Men: 53.0% 53.0%
2023 Men: 40.7% 40.7%
2024 Men: 42.9% 42.9%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2014 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2013 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2014 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2019 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Black: 9.3% 9.3%
2012 Black: 15.0% 15.0%
2013 Black: 12.2% 12.2%
2014 Black: 7.8% 7.8%
2015 Black: 15.1% 15.1%
2016 Black: 8.3% 8.3%
2017 Black: 7.3% 7.3%
2018 Black: 9.3% 9.3%
2019 Black: 8.1% 8.1%
2020 Black: 9.3% 9.3%
2021 Black: 4.9% 4.9%
2022 Black: 6.6% 6.6%
2023 Black: 8.8% 8.8%
2024 Black: 5.0% 5.0%
2011 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4%
2012 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7%
2014 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1%
2015 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4%
2018 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3%
2019 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3%
2021 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5%
2022 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4%
2023 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8%
2024 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5%
2011 White: 89.0% 89.0%
2012 White: 83.4% 83.4%
2013 White: 85.1% 85.1%
2014 White: 87.0% 87.0%
2015 White: 83.2% 83.2%
2016 White: 87.9% 87.9%
2017 White: 89.3% 89.3%
2018 White: 85.7% 85.7%
2019 White: 88.1% 88.1%
2020 White: 85.6% 85.6%
2021 White: 90.2% 90.2%
2022 White: 86.4% 86.4%
2023 White: 85.7% 85.7%
2024 White: 87.5% 87.5%
2011 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2012 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2014 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2015 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2016 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2017 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2018 International: 2.0% 2.0%
2019 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 International: 0.5% 0.5%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Asian: 0.1% 0.1%
2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2025 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Black: 11.7% 11.7%
2021 Black: 10.2% 10.2%
2022 Black: 16.1% 16.1%
2023 Black: 16.7% 16.7%
2024 Black: 19.2% 19.2%
2025 Black: 23.4% 23.4%
2020 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2021 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1%
2022 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8%
2023 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8%
2024 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2025 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8%
2020 White: 82.1% 82.1%
2021 White: 82.0% 82.0%
2022 White: 74.4% 74.4%
2023 White: 71.2% 71.2%
2024 White: 68.7% 68.7%
2025 White: 63.4% 63.4%
2020 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2024 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2025 International: 0.2% 0.2%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Bluefield State University
161
43% / 57%
0%
$60,285
68
92%
Computer Science
5 —
60% / 40%
0%
$81,906
91
—
Biological and Physical Sciences
7 —
43% / 57%
0%
$56,521
61
—
Community Health
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$62,529
72
—
Nursing
21 —
5% / 95%
0%
$84,536
92
95%
Radiologic Technology
8 —
0% / 100%
0%
$72,163
84
95%
Business Administration
30 —
70% / 30%
0%
$63,985
75
—
Engineering Management
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$74,733
86
—
Healthcare Administration
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
$61,163
70
—
General Studies
29 —
45% / 55%
0%
$42,697
22
90%
Humanities
4 —
75% / 25%
0%
$42,697
22
90%
Social Sciences
10 —
20% / 80%
0%
$42,118
21
96%
Elementary Education
16 —
19% / 81%
0%
$48,364
39
—
Civil Engineering Technology
5 —
100% / 0%
0%
$80,730
90
—
Criminal Justice
9 —
44% / 56%
0%
$43,533
25
89%
Electrical Engineering Technology
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$80,556
90
—
Mechanical Engineering Technology
6 —
100% / 0%
0%
$79,252
89
—
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$11,187
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$19,549
Est. In-State Cost
$14,472
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$25,289
ROI Percentile
68th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
55%
4-Year Graduation Rate
17%
6-Year Graduation Rate
37%
Transfer-Out Rate
24%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 28.5% 28.5%
2012 Graduated: 27.7% 27.7%
2013 Graduated: 23.6% 23.6%
2014 Graduated: 33.7% 33.7%
2015 Graduated: 22.7% 22.7%
2016 Graduated: 25.3% 25.3%
2017 Graduated: 20.7% 20.7%
2018 Graduated: 26.0% 26.0%
2019 Graduated: 30.5% 30.5%
2020 Graduated: 31.8% 31.8%
2021 Graduated: 32.3% 32.3%
2022 Graduated: 35.2% 35.2%
2023 Graduated: 34.6% 34.6%
2024 Graduated: 37.0% 37.0%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 28.3% 28.3%
2012 Men: 31.1% 31.1%
2013 Men: 27.9% 27.9%
2014 Men: 28.1% 28.1%
2015 Men: 22.0% 22.0%
2016 Men: 25.9% 25.9%
2017 Men: 27.6% 27.6%
2018 Men: 24.3% 24.3%
2019 Men: 31.5% 31.5%
2020 Men: 34.4% 34.4%
2021 Men: 31.9% 31.9%
2022 Men: 40.5% 40.5%
2023 Men: 38.8% 38.8%
2024 Men: 27.3% 27.3%
2011 Women: 28.6% 28.6%
2012 Women: 24.6% 24.6%
2013 Women: 20.4% 20.4%
2014 Women: 37.8% 37.8%
2015 Women: 23.2% 23.2%
2016 Women: 24.9% 24.9%
2017 Women: 16.6% 16.6%
2018 Women: 27.0% 27.0%
2019 Women: 29.7% 29.7%
2020 Women: 30.0% 30.0%
2021 Women: 32.7% 32.7%
2022 Women: 31.8% 31.8%
2023 Women: 32.1% 32.1%
2024 Women: 41.8% 41.8%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 30.4% 30.4%
2012 Black: 13.2% 13.2%
2013 Black: 8.3% 8.3%
2014 Black: 19.0% 19.0%
2015 Black: 13.0% 13.0%
2016 Black: 12.5% 12.5%
2017 Black: 10.5% 10.5%
2018 Black: 17.9% 17.9%
2019 Black: 29.2% 29.2%
2020 Black: 22.7% 22.7%
2021 Black: 23.1% 23.1%
2022 Black: 14.3% 14.3%
2023 Black: 21.1% 21.1%
2024 Black: 10.0% 10.0%
2011 White: 27.9% 27.9%
2012 White: 29.4% 29.4%
2013 White: 24.6% 24.6%
2014 White: 34.9% 34.9%
2015 White: 23.7% 23.7%
2016 White: 26.0% 26.0%
2017 White: 21.5% 21.5%
2018 White: 25.7% 25.7%
2019 White: 30.8% 30.8%
2020 White: 34.2% 34.2%
2021 White: 33.3% 33.3%
2022 White: 37.5% 37.5%
2023 White: 37.6% 37.6%
2024 White: 38.3% 38.3%
2011 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2014 International: 80.0% 80.0%
2015 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 International: 40.0% 40.0%
2017 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 International: 83.3% 83.3%
2019 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2023 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
26.7%
43
42% / 58%
0%
$42,562
22
91%
Business & Economics
23.6%
38
66% / 34%
0%
$64,462
75
—
Health Sciences
18.6%
30
3% / 97%
0%
$80,503
90
95%
Professional
13.7%
22
77% / 23%
0%
$65,094
76
89%
Education
9.9%
16
19% / 81%
0%
$48,364
39
—
Life & Natural Sciences
4.3%
7
43% / 57%
0%
$56,521
61
—
Computer Science
3.1%
5
60% / 40%
0%
$81,906
91
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
97%
Yield (Unbound)
31%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
97%
97%
97%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 68.6% 68.6%
2012 Acceptance: 39.6% 39.6%
2013 Acceptance: 42.7% 42.7%
2014 Acceptance: 38.3% 38.3%
2015 Acceptance: 76.9% 76.9%
2016 Acceptance: 83.3% 83.3%
2017 Acceptance: 81.5% 81.5%
2018 Acceptance: 94.5% 94.5%
2019 Acceptance: 94.5% 94.5%
2020 Acceptance: 90.0% 90.0%
2021 Acceptance: 96.9% 96.9%
2022 Acceptance: 97.2% 97.2%
2023 Acceptance: 87.2% 87.2%
2024 Acceptance: 97.2% 97.2%
2011 Yield: 79.1% 79.1%
2012 Yield: 67.5% 67.5%
2013 Yield: 63.8% 63.8%
2014 Yield: 58.6% 58.6%
2015 Yield: 56.2% 56.2%
2016 Yield: 40.8% 40.8%
2017 Yield: 47.2% 47.2%
2018 Yield: 31.5% 31.5%
2019 Yield: 45.0% 45.0%
2020 Yield: 30.2% 30.2%
2021 Yield: 35.1% 35.1%
2022 Yield: 33.4% 33.4%
2023 Yield: 34.4% 34.4%
2024 Yield: 32.8% 32.8%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 558 558
2012 Applicants: 980 980
2013 Applicants: 1,125 1,125
2014 Applicants: 1,046 1,046
2015 Applicants: 618 618
2016 Applicants: 653 653
2017 Applicants: 577 577
2018 Applicants: 604 604
2019 Applicants: 470 470
2020 Applicants: 792 792
2021 Applicants: 1,019 1,019
2022 Applicants: 813 813
2023 Applicants: 720 720
2024 Applicants: 687 687
2011 Admitted: 383 383
2012 Admitted: 388 388
2013 Admitted: 480 480
2014 Admitted: 401 401
2015 Admitted: 475 475
2016 Admitted: 544 544
2017 Admitted: 470 470
2018 Admitted: 571 571
2019 Admitted: 444 444
2020 Admitted: 713 713
2021 Admitted: 987 987
2022 Admitted: 790 790
2023 Admitted: 628 628
2024 Admitted: 668 668
2011 Enrolled: 303 303
2012 Enrolled: 262 262
2013 Enrolled: 306 306
2014 Enrolled: 235 235
2015 Enrolled: 267 267
2016 Enrolled: 222 222
2017 Enrolled: 222 222
2018 Enrolled: 180 180
2019 Enrolled: 200 200
2020 Enrolled: 215 215
2021 Enrolled: 346 346
2022 Enrolled: 264 264
2023 Enrolled: 216 216
2024 Enrolled: 219 219
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
61%
SAT Range
870
–
1080
SAT Math Range
430
–
540
SAT RW Range
440
–
540
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
600
800
1000
1200
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 843 843
2012 25th: 810 810
2013 25th: 830 830
2014 25th: 810 810
2015 25th: 890 890
2016 25th: 870 870
2017 25th: 960 960
2018 25th: 920 920
2019 25th: 780 780
2020 25th: 850 850
2021 25th: 880 880
2022 25th: 870 870
2023 25th: 870 870
2024 25th: 870 870
2011 75th: 1080 1080
2012 75th: 1010 1010
2013 75th: 930 930
2014 75th: 1000 1000
2015 75th: 1040 1040
2016 75th: 1070 1070
2017 75th: 1090 1090
2018 75th: 1120 1120
2019 75th: 980 980
2020 75th: 1070 1070
2021 75th: 1110 1110
2022 75th: 1080 1080
2023 75th: 1080 1080
2024 75th: 1080 1080
SAT Math
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 413 413
2012 25th: 405 405
2013 25th: 420 420
2014 25th: 410 410
2015 25th: 450 450
2016 25th: 450 450
2017 25th: 460 460
2018 25th: 460 460
2019 25th: 390 390
2020 25th: 420 420
2021 25th: 430 430
2022 25th: 430 430
2023 25th: 430 430
2024 25th: 430 430
2011 75th: 540 540
2012 75th: 515 515
2013 75th: 430 430
2014 75th: 510 510
2015 75th: 520 520
2016 75th: 540 540
2017 75th: 510 510
2018 75th: 570 570
2019 75th: 500 500
2020 75th: 520 520
2021 75th: 560 560
2022 75th: 540 540
2023 75th: 540 540
2024 75th: 540 540
SAT Reading & Writing
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 430 430
2012 25th: 405 405
2013 25th: 410 410
2014 25th: 400 400
2015 25th: 440 440
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 500 500
2018 25th: 460 460
2019 25th: 390 390
2020 25th: 430 430
2021 25th: 450 450
2022 25th: 440 440
2023 25th: 440 440
2024 25th: 440 440
2011 75th: 540 540
2012 75th: 495 495
2013 75th: 500 500
2014 75th: 490 490
2015 75th: 520 520
2016 75th: 530 530
2017 75th: 580 580
2018 75th: 550 550
2019 75th: 480 480
2020 75th: 550 550
2021 75th: 550 550
2022 75th: 540 540
2023 75th: 540 540
2024 75th: 540 540
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0%
2012 Submitted: 86.0% 86.0%
2013 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0%
2014 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0%
2015 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2016 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 42.0% 42.0%
2022 Submitted: 58.0% 58.0%
2023 Submitted: 65.0% 65.0%
2024 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
