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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Bluffton, OH
Population 20,000
Website https://www.bluffton.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (14%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 567
Men / Women 58% / 42%
From State 59%
From Region 16%
Athletes 79.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 62%
Black 19%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
International 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 54.4% 54.4% 2012 Men: 56.1% 56.1% 2013 Men: 60.4% 60.4% 2014 Men: 55.0% 55.0% 2015 Men: 54.1% 54.1% 2016 Men: 59.1% 59.1% 2017 Men: 57.3% 57.3% 2018 Men: 69.9% 69.9% 2019 Men: 63.2% 63.2% 2020 Men: 58.5% 58.5% 2021 Men: 60.7% 60.7% 2022 Men: 53.7% 53.7% 2023 Men: 67.4% 67.4% 2024 Men: 67.4% 67.4%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
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: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2012 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2013 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2014 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2015 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2016 Black: 14.2% 14.2% 2017 Black: 11.6% 11.6% 2018 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2019 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2020 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2021 Black: 12.0% 12.0% 2022 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2023 Black: 15.7% 15.7% 2024 Black: 13.1% 13.1% 2011 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2012 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2013 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2014 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2017 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2018 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2019 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2020 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2021 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9% 2022 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2023 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 White: 86.8% 86.8% 2012 White: 84.2% 84.2% 2013 White: 87.9% 87.9% 2014 White: 91.9% 91.9% 2015 White: 82.9% 82.9% 2016 White: 77.2% 77.2% 2017 White: 74.0% 74.0% 2018 White: 84.5% 84.5% 2019 White: 83.6% 83.6% 2020 White: 83.5% 83.5% 2021 White: 75.6% 75.6% 2022 White: 76.0% 76.0% 2023 White: 71.9% 71.9% 2024 White: 74.5% 74.5% 2011 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2013 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2016 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 4.6% 4.6%

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

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Black: 12.3% 12.3% 2021 Black: 13.1% 13.1% 2022 Black: 14.7% 14.7% 2023 Black: 14.2% 14.2% 2024 Black: 19.3% 19.3% 2025 Black: 19.4% 19.4% 2020 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2024 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2025 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2020 White: 72.4% 72.4% 2021 White: 70.9% 70.9% 2022 White: 71.6% 71.6% 2023 White: 72.6% 72.6% 2024 White: 65.8% 65.8% 2025 White: 61.7% 61.7% 2020 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2021 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2022 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2023 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2024 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2025 International: 1.4% 1.4%

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

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Bluffton University 126 47% / 53% 2% $53,592 34 97%
Engineering Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Information Technology 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Chemistry 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Mathematics 4 +1 100% / 0% 0% $65,484 65 —
Biology 5 — 40% / 60% 20% $53,418 33 —
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 14 — 21% / 79% 7% $49,733 22 96%
Kinesiology 8 — 88% / 12% 0% $52,097 29 97%
Nursing 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $76,736 82 —
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $57,671 46 —
Speech-Language Pathology 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,207 41 —
Accounting 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $75,743 81 95%
Business Administration 17 +2 76% / 24% 0% $67,099 68 97%
Economics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Marketing 2 +5 100% / 0% 0% $60,021 52 —
Organizational Behavior Studies — — — — $48,499 19 100%
Sports Management 8 +7 100% / 0% 0% $52,097 29 97%
Bible/Biblical Studies — — — — $47,715 17 —
Communication 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $50,833 26 —
Communication Studies — — — — $50,759 25 —
English 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,887 12 —
History 3 — 67% / 33% 0% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Psychology 8 +2 50% / 50% 0% $44,871 12 94%
Social Work 6 +2 0% / 100% 0% $50,518 25 96%
Writing — — — — $44,933 12 —
Elementary Education 9 +4 11% / 89% 0% $43,423 10 100%
Middle School Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,423 10 100%
Special Education 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,055 23 100%
Teaching English as a Second Language — — — — $48,031 18 —
Art Therapy — — — — $48,825 20 —
Digital Communication and Media — — — — $46,384 15 —
Graphic Design 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $42,489 9 —
Music Teacher Education — — — — $48,676 20 —
Studio Art 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $37,142 4 —
Criminal Justice 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $52,715 31 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,586
ROI Percentile 34th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 60%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 33%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 59.2% 59.2% 2012 Graduated: 56.4% 56.4% 2013 Graduated: 59.7% 59.7% 2014 Graduated: 59.6% 59.6% 2015 Graduated: 45.5% 45.5% 2016 Graduated: 49.3% 49.3% 2017 Graduated: 50.8% 50.8% 2018 Graduated: 54.4% 54.4% 2019 Graduated: 54.4% 54.4% 2020 Graduated: 55.0% 55.0% 2021 Graduated: 52.5% 52.5% 2022 Graduated: 45.7% 45.7% 2023 Graduated: 49.5% 49.5% 2024 Graduated: 52.9% 52.9%

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

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 56.3% 56.3% 2012 Men: 52.9% 52.9% 2013 Men: 55.1% 55.1% 2014 Men: 53.0% 53.0% 2015 Men: 37.6% 37.6% 2016 Men: 43.0% 43.0% 2017 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2018 Men: 47.4% 47.4% 2019 Men: 47.7% 47.7% 2020 Men: 42.5% 42.5% 2021 Men: 48.3% 48.3% 2022 Men: 37.4% 37.4% 2023 Men: 38.1% 38.1% 2024 Men: 44.9% 44.9% 2011 Women: 61.0% 61.0% 2012 Women: 59.8% 59.8% 2013 Women: 63.2% 63.2% 2014 Women: 65.7% 65.7% 2015 Women: 55.2% 55.2% 2016 Women: 58.2% 58.2% 2017 Women: 58.8% 58.8% 2018 Women: 63.5% 63.5% 2019 Women: 64.6% 64.6% 2020 Women: 70.4% 70.4% 2021 Women: 57.6% 57.6% 2022 Women: 57.6% 57.6% 2023 Women: 64.1% 64.1% 2024 Women: 71.7% 71.7%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 37.5% 37.5% 2012 Black: 21.4% 21.4% 2013 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2014 Black: 27.3% 27.3% 2015 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2016 Black: 35.5% 35.5% 2017 Black: 17.2% 17.2% 2018 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2019 Black: 35.3% 35.3% 2020 Black: 46.7% 46.7% 2021 Black: 11.5% 11.5% 2022 Black: 36.8% 36.8% 2023 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2024 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2011 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2015 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7% 2016 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7% 2017 Hispanic: 58.3% 58.3% 2018 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0% 2019 Hispanic: 27.3% 27.3% 2020 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2021 Hispanic: 53.3% 53.3% 2022 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2023 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2024 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2011 White: 62.1% 62.1% 2012 White: 60.1% 60.1% 2013 White: 61.9% 61.9% 2014 White: 61.6% 61.6% 2015 White: 50.2% 50.2% 2016 White: 53.3% 53.3% 2017 White: 58.4% 58.4% 2018 White: 57.9% 57.9% 2019 White: 57.9% 57.9% 2020 White: 57.1% 57.1% 2021 White: 57.9% 57.9% 2022 White: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 White: 54.3% 54.3% 2024 White: 62.3% 62.3%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 23.8% 30 87% / 13% 0% $63,069 60 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 21.4% 27 33% / 67% 0% $47,902 18 95%
Education 12.7% 16 6% / 94% 0% $45,081 12 100%
Health Sciences 12.7% 16 56% / 44% 0% $58,367 48 97%
Agriculture & Food Science 11.1% 14 21% / 79% 7% $49,733 22 96%
Professional 4.8% 6 67% / 33% 0% $52,715 31 —
Arts 4.0% 5 0% / 100% 0% $39,281 6 —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.0% 5 40% / 60% 20% $53,418 33 —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.0% 5 100% / 0% 0% $65,484 65 —
Computer Science 0.8% 1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Engineering 0.8% 1 0% / 100% 0% — — —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (Unbound) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 64.0% 64.0% 2012 Acceptance: 58.5% 58.5% 2013 Acceptance: 53.1% 53.1% 2014 Acceptance: 56.0% 56.0% 2015 Acceptance: 53.6% 53.6% 2016 Acceptance: 49.5% 49.5% 2017 Acceptance: 48.8% 48.8% 2018 Acceptance: 42.0% 42.0% 2019 Acceptance: 55.0% 55.0% 2020 Acceptance: 60.5% 60.5% 2021 Acceptance: 75.2% 75.2% 2022 Acceptance: 96.3% 96.3% 2023 Acceptance: 61.2% 61.2% 2024 Acceptance: 67.2% 67.2% 2011 Yield: 20.4% 20.4% 2012 Yield: 22.6% 22.6% 2013 Yield: 26.4% 26.4% 2014 Yield: 16.8% 16.8% 2015 Yield: 24.6% 24.6% 2016 Yield: 28.4% 28.4% 2017 Yield: 24.4% 24.4% 2018 Yield: 19.3% 19.3% 2019 Yield: 23.7% 23.7% 2020 Yield: 21.4% 21.4% 2021 Yield: 18.8% 18.8% 2022 Yield: 15.2% 15.2% 2023 Yield: 10.8% 10.8% 2024 Yield: 9.0% 9.0%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,915 1,915 2012 Applicants: 1,807 1,807 2013 Applicants: 1,784 1,784 2014 Applicants: 2,315 2,315 2015 Applicants: 1,652 1,652 2016 Applicants: 1,480 1,480 2017 Applicants: 1,767 1,767 2018 Applicants: 2,175 2,175 2019 Applicants: 1,770 1,770 2020 Applicants: 1,504 1,504 2021 Applicants: 1,715 1,715 2022 Applicants: 1,105 1,105 2023 Applicants: 2,873 2,873 2024 Applicants: 3,128 3,128 2011 Admitted: 1,226 1,226 2012 Admitted: 1,057 1,057 2013 Admitted: 947 947 2014 Admitted: 1,297 1,297 2015 Admitted: 885 885 2016 Admitted: 733 733 2017 Admitted: 863 863 2018 Admitted: 914 914 2019 Admitted: 973 973 2020 Admitted: 910 910 2021 Admitted: 1,290 1,290 2022 Admitted: 1,064 1,064 2023 Admitted: 1,757 1,757 2024 Admitted: 2,103 2,103 2011 Enrolled: 250 250 2012 Enrolled: 239 239 2013 Enrolled: 250 250 2014 Enrolled: 218 218 2015 Enrolled: 218 218 2016 Enrolled: 208 208 2017 Enrolled: 211 211 2018 Enrolled: 176 176 2019 Enrolled: 231 231 2020 Enrolled: 195 195 2021 Enrolled: 242 242 2022 Enrolled: 162 162 2023 Enrolled: 190 190 2024 Enrolled: 190 190

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 77%
SAT Range 860 – 1130
SAT Math Range 430 – 580
SAT RW Range 430 – 550

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 900 900 2012 25th: 960 960 2013 25th: 870 870 2014 25th: 900 900 2015 25th: 840 840 2017 25th: 860 860 2018 25th: 870 870 2019 25th: 835 835 2023 25th: 920 920 2024 25th: 860 860 2011 75th: 1100 1100 2012 75th: 1160 1160 2013 75th: 1140 1140 2014 75th: 1140 1140 2015 75th: 1140 1140 2017 75th: 1083 1083 2018 75th: 1100 1100 2019 75th: 1050 1050 2023 75th: 1130 1130 2024 75th: 1130 1130

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 460 460 2012 25th: 490 490 2013 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 435 435 2018 25th: 440 440 2019 25th: 415 415 2023 25th: 440 440 2024 25th: 430 430 2011 75th: 550 550 2012 75th: 590 590 2013 75th: 580 580 2014 75th: 580 580 2015 75th: 560 560 2017 75th: 543 543 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 540 540 2023 75th: 570 570 2024 75th: 580 580

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2012 25th: 470 470 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 410 410 2017 25th: 425 425 2018 25th: 430 430 2019 25th: 420 420 2023 25th: 480 480 2024 25th: 430 430 2011 75th: 550 550 2012 75th: 570 570 2013 75th: 560 560 2014 75th: 560 560 2015 75th: 580 580 2017 75th: 540 540 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 510 510 2023 75th: 560 560 2024 75th: 550 550

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 17.0% 17.0% 2023 Submitted: 70.0% 70.0% 2024 Submitted: 77.0% 77.0%

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.