Bluffton 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.
Bluffton University is a private baccalaureate college in Bluffton, OH (rural setting), with 602 undergraduates (45% women), affiliated with the Mennonite Church. It admitted 61% of 2,873 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 920–1130 on the SAT and 17–23 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $52,514 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $21,299 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 50% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in education, business, kinesiology, parks & recreation. The campus reported 5.16 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Bluffton University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 41 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Mennonite Church
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $36,298
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 141 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Bluffton 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.
Bluffton University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | — | 3 | $93k | $2,903 | — | |
| Baseball | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 48 | — | 1 | $180k | $3,752 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | — | 1 | $118k | $4,215 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $90k | $4,986 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 151 | — | 1 | $402k | $2,660 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 2 | $68k | $6,782 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 2 | $45k | $5,006 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $84k | $3,510 | — | |
| Softball | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $110k | $5,774 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 61 | — | 1 | $84k | $1,377 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $51k | $2,043 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $71k | $3,091 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.