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Acceptance Rate 67.23%
Yield 9.03%
SAT Score 960
ACT Score 18
Applicants 3,128

Bluffton Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 67.23% at Bluffton University. Total 3,128 students applied and 2,103 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 960 and the average ACT score is 18.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.bluffton.edu/admission
Online Applicationwww.bluffton.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate67.23%
Average Test Scores960 SAT / 18 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 67.23%. A total of 3,128 students (2,414 men and 713 women) have applied to and 2,103 (1,507 men and 596 women) students admitted to Bluffton University.
Among them, 128 male and 62 female students have enrolled into Bluffton and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 9.03%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Bluffton
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants3,1282,41471300
Admitted2,1031,50759600
Enrolled1901286200
Acceptance Rate 67.23% 62.43% 83.59% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 9.03% 8.49% 10.40% - -
[Chart] Bluffton University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Bluffton, 26 applicants (14% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 118 applicants (63%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 960 at Bluffton. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,130 and 25th percentile score is 860.
The average ACT score is 18 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 22 and the 25th percentile score is 16.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Bluffton. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Bluffton with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Bluffton
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8609601130
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing430490550
Math430470580
ACT Composite161822
Math162025
English131522
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Bluffton University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Bluffton
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Bluffton

The calendar system at Bluffton University is Semester. Bluffton University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Bluffton University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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