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Bluefield University

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

72.3%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$120

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Bluefield University during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 800 454 346
Admitted students 578 342 236
Enrolled students 116 76 40
Acceptance rate 72% 75% 68%
Yield rate 20% 22% 17%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Bluefield University received a total of 800 applications. These applications included 454 male applicants and 346 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 800 applicants, Bluefield University admitted 578 students. Among the admitted students, there were 342 males and 236 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 116 students chose to enroll at Bluefield University. This means that 116 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 76 were male and 40 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Bluefield University had an overall acceptance rate of 72% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 75% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 68%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Bluefield University had an overall yield rate of 20% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 22%, and for female admitted students, it was 17%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Bluefield University over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 669 426 243 624 392 232 93% 92% 96% 150 96 54 24% 24% 23%
2016 836 540 296 709 448 261 85% 83% 88% 190 114 76 27% 25% 29%
2017 1,521 769 752 1,386 684 702 91% 89% 93% 211 139 72 15% 20% 10%
2018 1,143 744 399 1,090 703 387 95% 94% 97% 222 168 54 20% 24% 14%
2019 1,534 817 717 1,525 810 715 99% 99% 100% 188 129 59 12% 16% 8%
2020 905 504 401 688 388 300 76% 77% 75% 137 83 54 20% 21% 18%
2021 800 454 346 578 342 236 72% 75% 68% 116 76 40 20% 22% 17%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Bluefield University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Bluefield University operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school rank
  • Secondary school record
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Completion of college-preparatory program

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Bluefield University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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