Enrollment Trends at Bluefield State

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,306 where 1,141 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 1,486 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,141 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,486 to 1,141 students, a net loss of 345 (23.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bluefield State University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,300 where 1,117 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bluefield State University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7 where 24 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bluefield State University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 67.22%. The percentage was 85.33% 10 years ago and Bluefield State still has a high percentage of white students. 0.44% of enrolled students is Asian and 21.38% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.91% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 85.33% to 67.22%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.61% to 0.44%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.08% to 21.38%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.08% to 4.91%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4979 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2633 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bluefield State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

310 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 79.19% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bluefield State University from 2015 to 2025.