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Bluffton University

General Information

Name: Bluffton University
Address: 1 University Drive, Bluffton, OH 45817-2104
Phone:

  • General information: (419) 358-3000
  • Financial aid office: (419) 358-3266
  • Admissions office: (419) 358-3257

Website: www.bluffton.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: Mennonite Church

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$20,570$19,028$18,350
Books and supplies$900$900$900
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$7,082$6,682$6,304
        Other expenses$2,100$2,100$1,944

Total expenses   
On-campus$30,652$28,710$27,498

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 100%
  • Federal grants: 33%
  • State/local grants: 86%
  • Institutional grants: 98%
  • Student loans: 95%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2712
  • State/local grants:$1645
  • Institutional grants:$9304
  • Student loans:$4303

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$20
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants1,220695525
Percent admitted65.5%60.1%72.6%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time30.5%29.2%32.0%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 1211
Undergraduate enrollment: 1079
First-time student retention: 70%
Overall graduation rate: 56%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 93%
    • Part Time: 7%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 42%
    • Women: 58%

White non-hispanic: 89%
Black non-hispanic: 3%
Hispanic: 2%
Asian/pacific islander: 1%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 4%

Degrees offered

    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor
  • Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Organizational Behavior Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor
  • Information Science/Studies - Bachelor
  • Information Technology - Bachelor
    Education
  • Education, General - Master
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Bachelor
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, General - Bachelor
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management - Bachelor
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Social Work - Bachelor
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Economics, General - Bachelor
  • Social Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Theology and Ministerial Studies, Other
  • Youth Ministry - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor


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