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#52 Regional Colleges South
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#81 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#11 Top Public Schools
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#53 Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Bluefield State College is ranked #52 in Regional Colleges South. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
42
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
66
Graduation and retention rank
66
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
23%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
63%
Social Mobility Rank
81
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
22%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
38%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
27%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
1
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.6
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
16
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
45
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
84.3%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
36%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
89.1%
Classes with 50 or more students
0%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
12:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
14
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
17-22
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
69
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
28
Average alumni giving rate
6.2%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
