After Bluefield State University: graduation, pay and debt
Bluefield, West Virginia · Public · 1,042 undergrads · HBCU
35% of Bluefield State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $45,981 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$46k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
35%
finish within six years.
12%
finish in four years.
55%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21k
median federal debt at graduation.
32%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
12%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
35%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
55%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
39%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
32%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
217
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
47%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
13%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
289
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
16%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,786
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$45,981
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
51%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$21,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$12,038
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,562
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
32%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
37%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
44%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers