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Bluffton University, Ohio

Overview of Bluffton University

Students attend Bluffton in Bluffton, Ohio, a rural site not far from an urban area. The school is proud of its Mennonite Church status. Bluffton is a private, not-for-profit institution. The school degrees go up to the Master's degree.

Areas of Study

Bluffton has a greater breadth of degree programs (majors) than most colleges of its size. The school is known for its programs in mathematics, business and management, and nutrition and exercise therapy.

Bluffton Selectivity

Bluffton is selective and does not offer open admission. Three quarters of students in 2005 had SAT verbal scores of at least 490. Half of math SAT scores of accepted students fell between 480 and 560.

Faculty

Bluffton has a tenure system for senior faculty.

Student Body

There are 1,211 students at the school (as of 2005).

Student Life

Full-time students are the norm at Bluffton. The school has a residential or campus feel. Bluffton offers dorm rooms to a higher percentage of its students than do most colleges. The school offers students meal plans. Bluffton values student athletics, and belongs to the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"Bluffton University is a liberal arts university in northwestern Ohio founded in 1899 and is affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. Shaped by the historic peace church tradition and nourished by a desire for excellence in all phases of its programs, Bluffton University seeks to prepare students of all backgrounds for life as well as vocation, for responsible citizenship, for service to all peoples and ultimately for the purposes of God's universal kingdom."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Bluffton

Bluffton University
1 University Drive
Bluffton, OH 45817-2104
General Phone: (419) 358-3000
Admissions Phone: (419) 358-3257
Financial Aid Phone: (419) 358-3266
http://www.bluffton.edu

Bluffton Programs and Degrees (2005)

Bluffton awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Business And Management124organizational behavior, business management, accounting, apparel marketing
Education And Teaching49elementary school teaching, middle school teaching, education, special ed, music teaching, kindergarten/preschool teaching, family/home economics teaching
Liberal Arts16history, English, Spanish language, interdisciplinary studies, creative writing, sociology, social services, economics
Nutrition And Exercise Therapy15health and physical education, parks and recreation management, sports and fitness management
Family And Social Work12social work, food and nutrition, family and consumer science
Media10communication studies
Mathematics6mathematics
Religion And Philosophy6youth ministry, religion
Science5biology, chemistry, physics
Art Studies4art studies
Computer Science And Engineering4information science, computer science, information technology
Security And Law Enforcement2criminal justice and safety
Music2music
Medicine2pre-med
Therapy And Counseling1psychology

Number of programs and degrees for Bluffton in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree23939
Master's degree192

Bluffton Student Body

In 2005, Bluffton had a total enrollment of 1,211 students (1,152 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class (2005):

GroupPercent
Men33%
Women53%
Full-Time100%
Part-Time0%

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate84%
Graduate16%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White86%
Black3%
Hispanic1%
Asian0%
American Indian0%
Other Races7%
(Foreign Students)2%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
Under 183%
18-1935%
20-2133%
22-2410%
25-294%
30-344%
35-393%
40-495%
50-642%
65+0%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
Ohio86%
Indiana6%
Pennsylvania3%
Minnesota2%
Georgia1%

Bluffton Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time81 %

Bluffton Room and Board (2005)

Bluffton offers campus housing for 835 of its 1,152 (full-time) students. Freshmen are required to live on campus.

(Please refer to our profile of Bluffton, Ohio for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Ohio Colleges).

The school offers students a meal plan with 20 meals per week.

Bluffton Admissions and Selectivity (2005)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total1,07476571%26635%
Men51134968%8926%
Women56341674%14134%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test25th Percentile75th Percetile
SAT Verbal490590
SAT Math480560
ACT Verbal1825
ACT Math1824
ACT Composite1924

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArequired
Class Rankrequired
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programrequired
Recommendationsrequired
Formal Demonstration of Competencenot required
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)required
Percent of Applicants Submitting SAT20%
Percent of Applicants Submitting ACT78%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)required
Other Standardized Testsnot required

Admissions Phone Number: (419) 358-3257

Bluffton Expenses and Financial Aid (2005)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 19,028
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 19,028
Room and board$ 6,682
Room charge$ 3,076
Board (meal plan) charge$ 3,806
Books and supplies$ 900
Other expenses$ 2,100

Financial Aid:
Bluffton participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 301600)

Financial Aid Phone Number: (419) 358-3266

Bluffton Faculty

Bluffton has a tenure system for faculty.

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year20$54,3664$52,963
Associate professoracademic year13$44,7189$44,662
Assistant professoracademic year8$39,9866$38,132
Instructoracademic year2*2*
All faculty totalacademic year43$47,83521$43,145

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Bluffton Athletics

Athletic Conferences (2005):

SportConference
FootballHeartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
BasketballHeartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
BaseballHeartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
TrackHeartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

Bluffton Degree Programs (2005)

ART STUDIES
Art/Art Studies, General

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Accounting
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations
Business Administration and Management, General
Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Computer Science
Information Science/Studies
Information Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Education, General
Elementary Education and Teaching
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
Music Teacher Education
Special Education and Teaching, General

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS
Creative Writing
Economics, General
English Language and Literature, General
History, General
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Social Sciences, General
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS
Mathematics, General

MEDIA
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICINE
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC
Music, General

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Health and Physical Education, General
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Religion/Religious Studies
Youth Ministry

SCIENCE
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Chemistry, General
Physics, General

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Psychology, General

Bluffton Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Bluffton Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. all colleges)
Top 7%Bluffton Dorm rooms per full-time student
% of degrees in business and management
(vs. all colleges)
Top 9%Bluffton % of degrees in business and management
% of degrees in mathematics
(vs. all colleges)
Top 13%Bluffton % of degrees in mathematics
% of degrees in nutrition and exercise therapy
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 20%Bluffton % of degrees in nutrition and exercise therapy
Number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 20%Bluffton Number of degree programs
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Mennonite Church affiliation
Accepts some high school credits
Grants credits for AP courses
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
Remedial classes for students
Option to study abroad
Offers campus housing
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Offers a board (meal) plan
Tenure system for quality teaching
NCAA athletic conference member

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