Bluffton University

Bluffton University is a private nonprofit college in Bluffton, OH. Its average net price is $21,315 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$19,463
$30,001 to $48,000$19,761
$48,001 to $75,000$19,398
$75,001 to $110,000$23,627
$110,001 and up$23,540
$38,690Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$38,690Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$21,315Average Net Price
$12,586Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,600Books and Supplies
$3,166Other Expenses
48.4%Students on Pell Grants
76.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

67.2%Acceptance Rate
430 to 550SAT Reading, Middle Half
430 to 580SAT Math, Middle Half
16 to 22ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$46,183
8 years after entry$49,586
10 years after entry$53,346
53.2%Graduation Rate
59.6%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Bluffton, OHLocation
Distant ruralSetting
582Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, Other$34,413 National median for this major n=488Not published

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