10-yr median earnings
$22,177
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Gulfport, Mississippi
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport is a private for-profit institution in Gulfport, Mississippi. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 33.5%
- 150%-time completion
- $8,252
- Avg net price / yr
- $22,177
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 6th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 33.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +10%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Blue Cliff College-Gulfport profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
39/100
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$22,177
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A-
$8,252
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
33.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
42.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$8,252
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
33.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 33.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Blue Cliff College-Gulfport vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Blue Cliff College-Gulfport ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$22,177 6th percentile higher than 6% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Blue Cliff College-Gulfport | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $22,177 | #4820 of 5103 | 6th |
| Average net price | $8,252 | #817 of 5020 | 84th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 33.5% | #4063 of 4858 | 16th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 200 | #3642 of 5462 | 33rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
200
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
33.5%
150%-time completion
$22,177
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Blue Cliff College-Gulfport ranks in Mississippi
State rank among 49 reporting Mississippi colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Blue Cliff College-Gulfport | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $22,177 | #45 of 49 | 8th |
| Average net price | $8,252 | #16 of 49 | 67th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 33.5% | #38 of 42 | 10th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 200 | #33 of 51 | 35th |
Highest former-student earnings in Mississippi
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millsaps College | $53,848 | $26,034 |
| 2 | Mississippi State University | $51,513 | $17,595 |
| 3 | University of Mississippi | $50,994 | $13,314 |
| 4 | University of Mississippi Medical Center | $50,994 | - |
| 5 | Mississippi Christian University | $47,485 | $27,712 |
| 6 | Belhaven University | $46,440 | $15,676 |
| 7 | Mississippi University for Women | $46,128 | $12,411 |
| 8 | University of Southern Mississippi | $44,140 | $21,708 |
| 9 | William Carey University | $43,087 | $14,258 |
| 10 | Delta State University | $41,991 | $13,540 |
| 11 | Blue Mountain Christian University | $40,421 | $24,016 |
| 12 | Strayer University-Mississippi | $40,092 | - |
| 45 | Blue Cliff College-GulfportThis school | $22,177 | $8,252 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $8,252 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $8,252 |
66.0%
Pell Grant Rate
62.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,500
Median Debt
$101/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Blue Cliff College-Gulfport swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $20,126 to $26,803 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +4.5%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$20,126
Highest year
$26,803
Most recent (2023)
$24,902
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $23,8412023 · $24,902
Over the same years, enrollment went -24.1% (274 → 208 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
86.9%
Female
63.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$20,197
Median Earnings (6yr)
31.2%
Earning Over $25K
42.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 33.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $20,197 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $22,177 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 31.2% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 42.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Blue Cliff College-Gulfport by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$31,420 median earnings
- Dental Support Services an…
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$30,134 median earnings
- Clinical/Medical Laborator…
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
$28,745 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$27,067 median earnings
- Somatic Bodywork and Relat…
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
$26,806 median earnings
- Cosmetology and Related Pe…
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
$20,663 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 7 | $31,420 | $15,380 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 5 | $30,134 | $11,935 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Certificate | 3 | $28,745 | $13,910 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 42 | $27,067 | $9,500 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Certificate | 17 | $26,806 | $7,885 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 42 | $20,663 | $9,855 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Blue Cliff College-Gulfport? ▼
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport is a private for-profit institution in Gulfport, Mississippi. Undergraduate enrollment is 200 students.
How much do Blue Cliff College-Gulfport former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Blue Cliff College-Gulfport who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $22,177 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $20,197.
How much does Blue Cliff College-Gulfport cost? ▼
The average net price at Blue Cliff College-Gulfport is $8,252.. Median student debt at graduation is $9,500.
What is the graduation rate at Blue Cliff College-Gulfport? ▼
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport has a 33.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Blue Cliff College-Gulfport worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Blue Cliff College-Gulfport is $9,500, while former students earn a median of $22,177 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 43% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 42.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $101.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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