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Bluffton Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 638
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 96%
Average Aid Amount $28,075
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 162
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 100%

Financial Aid Information at Bluffton

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 638 students (96% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $28,075. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 162 students (100% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Bluffton University is $37,362, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 638 students (96% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $28,075. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Bluffton University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Bluffton University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid63896%$28,075
Pell Grants24837%$5,617
Federal Student Loans50276%$6,865

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 162 beginning students (100% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 162 students (100% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Bluffton University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Bluffton University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid162100%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources162100%$29,291
Federal Grants7848%$6,378
Pell Grants7848%$5,767
Other Federal Grants5836%$822
State/Local Grants4327%$4,361
Institutional Grants162100%$25,062
Student Loans13281%$8,998
Federal Student Loans13281%$6,027
Other Student Loans2717%$14,525