Bluefield State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Bluefield State University is a public baccalaureate college in Bluefield, WV (town setting), with 1,249 undergraduates (61% women). It admitted 87% of 720 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 870–1080 on the SAT and 17–22 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $34,387 a year for out-of-state students and $27,067 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,500 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 35% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in liberal arts & general studies, health professions & nursing, engineering technologies. The campus reported 1.52 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Bluefield State University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 61 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 35%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,240 in-state · $17,560 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Bluefield State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Bluefield State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Independent | 20 | — | 1 | $202k | $10,075 | — | |
| Baseball | Independent | 31 | — | 1 | $244k | $7,861 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 20 | — | 1 | $432k | $21,623 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 18 | — | 1 | $450k | $24,977 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 10 | — | 1 | $111k | $11,056 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 6 | — | 1 | $77k | $12,808 | — | |
| Football | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 93 | — | 7 | $1.6M | $17,297 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 15 | — | 1 | $181k | $12,066 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Independent | 4 | — | 1 | $80k | $19,948 | — | |
| Softball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 18 | — | 3 | $214k | $11,909 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Independent | 8 | — | 1 | $107k | $13,379 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 6 | — | 1 | $79k | $13,096 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 24 | — | 2 | $29k | $1,191 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 17 | — | 2 | $30k | $1,788 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 14 | — | 1 | $191k | $13,630 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Conference Carolinas | 20 | — | 1 | $210k | $10,513 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Conference Carolinas | 15 | — | 1 | $84k | $5,594 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.