Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky vs. Bluefield State College

Brown Mackie College Northern Kentucky vs. Bluefield State College comparison

	Brown Mackie College Northern Kentucky	Bluefield State College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky	Bluefield State College
Location	Fort Mitchell, KY	Bluefield, WV
Setting	Large Suburban	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	87	1,306
Type	Private 4 Year	Public 4 Year
National Ranking		#986
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	Non-profit
Website	brownmackie.edu	bluefieldstate.edu
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Costs	Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky	Bluefield State College
Tuition (In State)	$11,304	$8,840
Tuition (Out of State)	$11,304	$16,030
Room & Board	$6,358	$10,200
Avg Net Price	$19,059	$11,759
Avg Grant Aid	$4,689	$10,160
% Receiving Grant Aid	98%	96%

Admission	Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky	Bluefield State College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	813
Admitted	-	790
Acceptance Rate	Open	97.2%
Enrolled %	Open	33.4%
Avg High School GPA	-	3.41
Typical High School Grades	-	B+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition
ACT Range		17/22
SAT Range		870/1080
Submit Test Scores	Not applicable	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline		Aug 1, 2025

Academics	Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky	Bluefield State College
Student to Faculty Ratio	0:1	14:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (74%) Business (9%) Engineering Technology (6%) Legal Professions (4%) Computer and Information Sciences (4%)	Health Professions (29%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (16%) Engineering Technology (16%) Business (11%) Education (9%)
Outcomes	Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky	Bluefield State College
Graduation Rate	-	22%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$32,400	$31,800
Making Student Loan Payments	20%	30%
Median Student Loan Debt	$22,188	$19,000
Median Loan Payment	$229	$196

Diversity	Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky	Bluefield State College
% Men	0%	40%
% Women	0%	60%
Racial Diversity	Very Low	Very Low
HBCU	No	Yes
% White	90%	85%
% Black	8%	9%
% Hispanic	1%	1%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	1%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	1%
% International	0%	2%
% Unknown Race	0%	1%

Students	Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky	Bluefield State College
% In-State	-	54%
% Out-of-State	-	46%
Campus	Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky	Bluefield State College
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Bluefield State College is larger than than Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky based on total student enrollment (1,306 students vs. 87 students)

Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky vs. Bluefield State College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky or Bluefield State College?

• Brown Mackie College Northern Kentucky is 27.9% more expensive to attend than Bluefield State College for in-state tuition ($11,304.00 vs. $8,840.00)
• Out of state tuition is 41.8% higher at Bluefield State College than Brown Mackie College Northern Kentucky ($16,030.00 vs. $11,304.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Bluefield State College than Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky ($11,759 vs. $19,059)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Brown Mackie College Northern Kentucky are 60.4% lower than costs at Bluefield State College ($6,358 vs. $10,200)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Brown Mackie College Northern Kentucky than Bluefield State College (98% vs. 96%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Bluefield State College students is 116.7% larger than aid received Brown Mackie College Northern Kentucky ($10,160 vs. $4,689)

Which college is harder to get into, Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky or Bluefield State College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Bluefield State College or Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky .

Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky vs. Bluefield State College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky or Bluefield State College? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Bluefield State College and Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky.

• Graduates from Brown Mackie College Northern Kentucky earn on average $600 more per year than Bluefield State College graduates after ten years. ($32,400 vs. $31,800)
• Bluefield State College students graduate with a $3,188 lower median federal student loan debt than Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky graduates. ($19,000 vs. $22,188)
• Bluefield State College graduates are paying $33 less per month on federal student loans than Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky graduates. ($196 vs. $229)
• More Bluefield State College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky students, three years after graduation. (30% vs. 20%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/