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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

75.2%

Applicants Stats

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

Total Men Women
Applicants 1,715 992 723
Admitted students 1,290 695 595
Enrolled students 242 147 95
Acceptance rate 75% 70% 82%
Yield rate 19% 21% 16%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Bluffton University received a total of 1,715 applications. These applications included 992 male applicants and 723 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 1,715 applicants, Bluffton University admitted 1,290 students. Among the admitted students, there were 695 males and 595 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 242 students chose to enroll at Bluffton University. This means that 242 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 147 were male and 95 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Bluffton University had an overall acceptance rate of 75% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 70% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 82%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Bluffton University had an overall yield rate of 19% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 21%, and for female admitted students, it was 16%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Bluffton 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 1,652 877 775 885 435 450 54% 50% 58% 218 118 100 25% 27% 22%
2016 1,480 761 719 733 375 358 50% 49% 50% 208 123 85 28% 33% 24%
2017 1,767 1,126 641 863 505 358 49% 45% 56% 211 121 90 24% 24% 25%
2018 2,175 1,411 764 914 569 345 42% 40% 45% 176 123 53 19% 22% 15%
2019 1,770 1,006 764 973 523 450 55% 52% 59% 231 146 85 24% 28% 19%
2020 1,504 816 688 910 456 454 60% 56% 66% 195 114 81 21% 25% 18%
2021 1,715 992 723 1,290 695 595 75% 70% 82% 242 147 95 19% 21% 16%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Bluffton 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.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

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

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Considered

  • Recommendation letters

Neither required nor recommended

  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • 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 Bluffton University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

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

    Accepted

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