Institutional research

The common data set provides predetermined ways to count and report numbers which give an overview of the health of an institution and allows for comparison with other institutions. The Bluffton University Institutional Research Office is located on the main floor of College Hall. For additional information, please contact:

Del Gratz, Assistant Registrar
(419) 358-3358 or gratzd@bluffton.edu 

2007-08 Statistics               

Total headcount enrollment

1,117

Undergraduate FTE:

948

Graduate FTE:

92

Full-time, traditional enrollment

806

Residential students

739

First-year cohort:

208

Entering first-year student average GPA

3.39

Entering first-year student average ACT

23

Students in top 10% of high school class:

17%

Students in top 25% of high school class:

44%

First to second year retention rate

68%

Graduation rate (6 year):

56%

Full-time faculty with terminal degree:

46

Student/faculty ratio:

13:1

Tuition:

$21,780

Room, board and fees:

$7,694

Endowment market value:

$21,000,000