The Baptist College of Florida
Acceptance rate
36.0%
2025
Peer median 69.4%
Tuition per year
$15,000
$21,570 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
521
Student-faculty ratio 8:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
37.5%
4-year; 6-year rate 56.3%
Peer median 45.1%
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Graceville, Florida
- Website
- www.buf.edu
- Undergraduates
- 521
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Rural, distant
- Nearest major city
- Pensacola, about 110 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Pensacola International Airport (PNS), about 110 mi
- Also known as
- BUF
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Southern Baptist
- President
- Clayton P Cloer (President)
- Phone
- 8502633261
- City
- Graceville, Florida
- Address
- 5400 College Dr, Graceville, FL 32440
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 69.4% · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 95.3%, women 91.4%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 4 in 10
364 applicants in 2025, 36.0% admitted
131 admitted 233 not admitted Yield 56.5%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Theology/Theological Studies · Master's5 (0% international)
- Music Performance, General · Master's2 (0% international)
- Psychology, General · Master's1 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical Studies. | - | |||
| Missions/Missionary Studies. | - | |||
| Theology/Theological Studies. | $34,350 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Performance, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary Education and Teaching. | - | |||
| Music Teacher Education. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | - |
Students
717 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 49:51 · Freshman retention 45.0%
- Continuing undergraduates 189
- First-year undergraduates 13
- Graduate students 196
- Transfers and others 319
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (521)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$21,570
- Undergraduate tuition
- $15,000
- Room and board
- $6,570
- Graduate tuition
- $6,000
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 50% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 59%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$14.6M
Expenses$8.5M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCCAA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Florida State UniversityTallahassee · 80.3 mi
U.S. News #59
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Florida A&M UniversityTallahassee · 81.0 mi
U.S. News #156
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Auburn UniversityAuburn · 113.1 mi
U.S. News #100
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Mercer UniversityMacon · 168.7 mi
U.S. News #148
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Samford UniversityBirmingham · 188.5 mi
U.S. News #191
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University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham · 191.3 mi
U.S. News #137
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The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa · 196.1 mi
U.S. News #156
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Spelman CollegeAtlanta · 202.6 mi
Liberal Arts #34
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Georgia State UniversityAtlanta · 203.5 mi
U.S. News #191
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.