St. Augustine's College vs. Bluefield State College

Saint Augustines College vs. Bluefield State College comparison

	Saint Augustines College	Bluefield State College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	St. Augustine's College	Bluefield State College
Location	Raleigh, NC	Bluefield, WV
Setting	Large City	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	1,108	1,306
Type	Private 4 Year	Public 4 Year
National Ranking	#1013	#986
Religious Affiliation	Protestant Episcopal	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	st-aug.edu	bluefieldstate.edu
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Costs	St. Augustine's College	Bluefield State College
Tuition (In State)	$10,968	$8,840
Tuition (Out of State)	$10,968	$16,030
Room & Board	$8,942	$10,200
Avg Net Price	$20,081	$11,759
Avg Grant Aid	$11,769	$10,160
% Receiving Grant Aid	94%	96%

Admission	St. Augustine's College	Bluefield State College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	4,918	813
Admitted	2,894	790
Acceptance Rate	58.8%	97.2%
Enrolled %	11.8%	33.4%
Avg High School GPA	2.5	3.41
Typical High School Grades	C+	B+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition	Low
ACT Range	12/16	17/22
SAT Range	780/940	870/1080
Submit Test Scores	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline		Aug 1, 2025

Academics	St. Augustine's College	Bluefield State College
Student to Faculty Ratio	10:1	14:1
Popular Majors	Business (27%) Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (18%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (14%) Communication (8%) Social Sciences (8%)	Health Professions (29%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (16%) Engineering Technology (16%) Business (11%) Education (9%)
Outcomes	St. Augustine's College	Bluefield State College
Graduation Rate	23%	22%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$28,300	$31,800
Making Student Loan Payments	25%	30%
Median Student Loan Debt	$34,620	$19,000
Median Loan Payment	$357	$196

Diversity	St. Augustine's College	Bluefield State College
% Men	49%	40%
% Women	51%	60%
Racial Diversity	Extremely Low	Very Low
HBCU	Yes	Yes
% White	1%	85%
% Black	95%	9%
% Hispanic	1%	1%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	1%
% International	1%	2%
% Unknown Race	1%	1%

Students	St. Augustine's College	Bluefield State College
% In-State	67%	54%
% Out-of-State	30%	46%
Campus	St. Augustine's College	Bluefield State College
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Bluefield State College is larger than than St. Augustine's College based on total student enrollment (1,306 students vs. 1,108 students)

St. Augustine's College vs. Bluefield State College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, St. Augustine's College or Bluefield State College?

• Saint Augustines College is 24.1% more expensive to attend than Bluefield State College for in-state tuition ($10,968.00 vs. $8,840.00)
• Out of state tuition is 46.2% higher at Bluefield State College than Saint Augustines College ($16,030.00 vs. $10,968.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Bluefield State College than St. Augustine's College ($11,759 vs. $20,081)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Saint Augustines College are 14.1% lower than costs at Bluefield State College ($8,942 vs. $10,200)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Bluefield State College than Saint Augustines College (96% vs. 94%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Saint Augustines College students is 15.8% larger than aid received Bluefield State College ($11,769 vs. $10,160)

St. Augustine's College vs. Bluefield State College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

Which college is harder to get into, St. Augustine's College 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 St. Augustine's College .

• The average SAT score at Bluefield State College (934) is 193 points higher than at St. Augustine's College (741)
• Incoming Bluefield State College students have a 5 point higher average ACT score (20) than students at St. Augustine's College (15)
• Accepted freshman Bluefield State College students have a 0.91 point higher average high school GPA (3.41) than students at St. Augustine's College (2.5)
• Bluefield State College has a higher acceptance rate (97.2%) than St. Augustine's College (58.8%)

St. Augustine's College vs. Bluefield State College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, St. Augustine's College 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 St. Augustine's College.

• The graduation rate at St. Augustine's College is higher than Bluefield State College (23% vs. 22%)
• Graduates from Bluefield State College earn on average $3,500 more per year than St. Augustine's College graduates after ten years. ($31,800 vs. $28,300)
• Bluefield State College students graduate with a $15,620 lower median federal student loan debt than St. Augustine's College graduates. ($19,000 vs. $34,620)
• Bluefield State College graduates are paying $161 less per month on federal student loans than St. Augustine's College graduates. ($196 vs. $357)
• More Bluefield State College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former St. Augustine's College students, three years after graduation. (30% vs. 25%)

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