BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Blue Mountain Christian University

Blue Mountain, Mississippi·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·bmc.edu
6-yr Graduation
55%
+10.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
968
peer median 966
Avg net price
$18,062
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
181
181 candidates competed
Admitted
161
89.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
91
56.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
55%+10.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
36%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
44%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
57%
Non-Pell
47%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 31 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 28 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
31
Passing
3
9.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

31programs
  • Passing3 · 9.7%
  • No Data28 · 90.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
28

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+8.5%
$33,003 vs $30,408
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+29.7%
$39,440 vs $30,408
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+63.8%
$49,805 vs $30,408

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
71%
$23,531 debt · $33,003 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
50%
$19,750 debt · $39,440 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
30%
$15,000 debt · $49,805 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1927Next review Jun 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 6

  1. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Sep 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Mar 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2021Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2021Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,058
$30–48k$15,675
$48–75k$18,309
$75–110k$19,476
$110k+$23,067

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$18,062
vs Baccalaureate median $18,105
Federal loans
30.9%
In-state tuition
$19,280
Out-of-state
$19,280

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 274 students received $1.6M in Pell grants, alongside $2.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
274
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.6M
$1,648,270 total
Direct Loans
$2.1M
431 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$808K
186 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$768K
205 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$182K
15 loan awards
Parent PLUS$302K
25 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 158 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (5.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.0%
+2.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
158
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.3%
2017
7.6%
2018
9.3%
2019
5.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Blue Mountain Christian

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs29
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

142 total completions
01Education
4531.7%
02Business
3121.8%
03Parks/Recreation
2618.3%
04Psychology
149.9%
05Theology
85.6%
06Biological Sciences
53.5%
07Health Professions
42.8%
08History
32.1%
09English Language
32.1%
10Security/Protective
32.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
968
12-mo unduplicated
1,070
Undergraduate
1,012
Graduate
58

Gender split

Men
44%474
Women
56%596

Race / ethnicity composition

White
66.6%
Black
14.2%
Hispanic
8.6%
Non-resident
5.8%
Two or more
2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.3%
Unknown
1.1%
Asian
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
284
155 M · 129 W
Women athletes
45.4%
Athletic aid
$1.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$4.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$677K
$408K
Recruiting expense
$8K
$5K
Head-coach salaries
$39K
$37K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Baseball
51 M ·
$527K
Soccer
25 M · 21 W
$620K
Basketball
15 M · 12 W
$492K
Cross Country
12 M · 12 W
$246K
Softball
· 21 W
$192K
Volleyball
· 20 W
$296K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 922 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
7
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    13.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    43

    Blue Mountain Christian vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Blue Mountain Christian selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectBlue Mountain Christian University
    55%968$18,062Baccalaureate
    William Peace University
    45%94.3%722$21,728Baccalaureate
    Shaw University
    22%80.2%964$14,083Baccalaureate
    West Virginia Wesleyan College
    57%93.3%1,055$18,148Baccalaureate
    Wesleyan College
    45%59.1%531$14,528Baccalaureate
    Mars Hill University
    45%67.9%1,110$20,313Baccalaureate
    Peer group median45%80.2%966$18,105

    Frequently asked questions about Blue Mountain Christian University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Blue Mountain Christian.

    What is the graduation rate at Blue Mountain Christian University?

    Blue Mountain Christian University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 55% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Blue Mountain Christian University?

    Blue Mountain Christian University reports a total enrollment of 968 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Blue Mountain Christian University?

    The average net price at Blue Mountain Christian University is $18,062 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Blue Mountain Christian University?

    Blue Mountain Christian University's yield rate is 56.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Blue Mountain Christian University located?

    Blue Mountain Christian University is located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi 38610.

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