Freshman Completed Applications: 8,125
Freshman Acceptance Rate: 84.2%
Freshman Accepted & Enrolled: 32.9%
Traditional Freshmen: Mean SAT 1,080; Mean GPA 3.46; Median Class Rank 38.7%
All Freshmen: Mean SAT 1,048; Mean GPA 3.35; Median Class Rank 40.0%
First Generation Freshmen1: 34.7%
Underrepresented Minority Freshmen: 11.8%
1: Neither parent/guardian went to college
Students Enrolled 8,689
Undergraduate 7,992
Graduate 697
New Freshmen 1,996 (Full-time: 1,983; Part-time: 13)
New Transfers 367 (Full-time: FT: 315; Part-time: 52)
Underrepresented Minority 17.7%
Enrollment, Other Terms
Summer 2019 2,303
Winter 2019-20 1,121
Spring 2020 7,971
Summer 2020 (estimate)1,923
Degrees Awarded (2018-19):
1,880 Bachelor’s
279 Master’s
19 Doctorates
10 Postbachelor’s Certificates
Freshman‐to‐Sophomore Retention: 73.9%
Student-Faculty Ratio: 17:1
Average Class Size: 23
Tenured Track Faculty with Terminal Degree2: 96%
Total Full-Time Faculty: 521
Tenured/Tenure Track: 360
Undergraduate Approved Degree Programs: 57
Graduate Approved Degree Programs: 19
Postbaccalaureate Certificates: 5
Undergraduate Minors: 66
Subbaccalaureate Certificates: 9
2 SOURCE: Human Resources, 2018, most current information available
Residence Hall (On‐Campus) Capacity: 3,568
Filled Residence Hall Capacity: 72.2%
Percent of Students Living in College‐Owned, Operated
or Affiliated Housing: 42.3%
Freshmen awarded Pell Grants: 37.5%
Undergraduates awarded Pell Grants: 31.8%
Total Estimated Annual Budget: $153.3 million (2018-19)
Regional Economic Impact: $350.3 million bloomu.edu/econ
Budgeted FTE Employees: 1,048
Operating Expenditure per Student: $18,166 (2018-19)
Instruction and Department Research Expenditures as % of Total Operating Budget: 47.9%
Full‐Time Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid: 87.7%
Number of Scholarship Awards: All sources 2,639; BU only 1,790
Value of Scholarship Awards: All sources $6,597,958; BU only $4,172,330
Total Financial Aid Awards (all sources): $145,709,218
Alumni of record: 75,477
Alumni employed within six months of graduation: 78.9%
Alumni enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation: 14.5%
Alumni giving rate: 4%
Total Estimated Hours: 73,560
Estimated Value of Service: $1.721 million
Federal Off‐Campus Community Service (Work‐Study): 5,280 hours, $38,346
Computers in Labs: 1,571
Student-Computer Ratio: 6 to 1
Electronic Classrooms: 200
Internet Bandwidth: 20Gb
Wireless: 1890 Wireless Access Points
Bloomsburg University sponsors 22 intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports with over 500 student-athletes who compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference with the exception of men’s wrestling, which competes in the Mid-American Conference at the NCAA Division I level.
National Champions
Field Hockey (16) – 1981, 83, 84, 87, 93, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2002, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08, 09 (NCAA)
Softball (1) – 1982 (AIAW)
Wrestling (3) – 1960, 62, 65 (NAIA)
There are 15 recognized club sports that include Ultimate Frisbee, equestrian, ice hockey and lacrosse. Intramural sports at varying competitive levels are also offered, such as bubble soccer, flag football and sand volleyball.