Mississippi · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's

Blue Mountain Christian University

Blue Mountain, Mississippi. 536 undergraduate students. 24 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Blue Mountain Christian University

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-25%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Blue Mountain Christian University fell 24% between 2021 and 2024 (47.3% → 35.7%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-20%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment at Blue Mountain Christian University fell 20% between 2021 and 2024 (619 → 498).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+16%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Blue Mountain Christian University rose 16% between 2021 and 2024 ($17.4k → $20.2k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+16%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Blue Mountain Christian University rose 16% between 2021 and 2024 ($17.4k → $20.2k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Mississippi

Each tile compares this institution to the Mississippi median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$40,421+14% · 6→10y
Mississippi median $33,017
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$35,401
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
51.2%+31% · '97→'24
Mississippi median 46.9%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$13,750+253% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
536+21% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
74.4%-9% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
100.0%+13% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$19,280+253% · '00→'24
out-of-state $19,280
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

4.5%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $13,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $40,421 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 19962024498
63734419962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997202454.8%
61%35%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$18,534
$18,534$5,25019972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 19972024+31%

Blue Mountain Christian University · completion · 150% rose

41.9% → 54.8%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024+21%

Blue Mountain Christian University · undergrad enrollment rose

411 → 498

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+253%

Blue Mountain Christian University · in-state tuition rose

$5,720 → $20,180

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+253%

Blue Mountain Christian University · out-of-state tuition rose

$5,720 → $20,180

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+253%

Blue Mountain Christian University · median debt rose

$5,250 → $18,534

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

Blue Mountain Christian University · cohort default rate fell

11.6% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 20082024-45%

Blue Mountain Christian University · pell share fell

52.4% → 28.8%

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Blue Mountain Christian University

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

EARNINGS SUPPRESSED

Federal privacy rules suppressed earnings for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree at Blue Mountain Christian University(cohort below 30 students). The calculator can’t produce a number we’d stand behind, so we don’t.

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Blue Mountain Christian University graduates earn $X” — not “Blue Mountain Christian University makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Blue Mountain Christian University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →