Welcome Center
Make your first stop on campus at the Admissions Welcome Center, located in the stone Houshower House on Spring Street.
Our beautiful campus
Bluffton University is located on 234 acres of rolling land, partially covered with a natural forest of more than 100 varieties of trees. The south side of campus is traversed by Little Riley Creek, giving the campus a “retreat-like” feel.
On the 60 acres of the main campus are academic and residential buildings, the student center and athletic facilities. The remaining acreage includes the Bluffton University Nature Preserve, which includes the Moyer Nature Center, an eight-acre lake, nature trails and a swinging bridge.
Tree walk
What started as a resource for biology students is now available for all. More than 60 tree species are identified.
Art walk
From one end of campus to the other, works of art are on exhibit, both along the path and inside buildings.
Nature Preserve
The 160 acres preserve is home to trails, a riverine ecosystem and a small lake wildlife habitat.
Knowlton Science Center
This center includes six labs, faculty offices and room for student collaboration.
Sauder Visual Art Center
Space for printing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, graphic design, woodshop, and more.
Mosiman and Yoder Recital Hall
The music complex houses a lecture hall, teaching studios, performance stage, synthesizers and more.
The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center
Teach children about peace, justice, cultural understanding and nonviolent responses to conflict.
College Hall
Bluffton first building houses administrative offices, the Learning Resource Center, classrooms and Ramseyer Auditorium.
Musselman Library
Access print, digital and special collections to support the academic pursuits of all Bluffton University researchers.
Centennial Hall
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Centennial Hall opened in 2000. The 44,000-square-foot facility houses 16 classrooms, 38 faculty
offices and the Technology Center. Academic departments housed in Centennial include
social sciences, business studies, education, mathematics and English and language.
Marbeck Center, Bluffton’s student union, houses dining facilities, a snack shop, game room, lounges, bookstore, mailroom, student organization offices and meeting rooms.
Sommer Center is a facility whose programs, services and activities promote good health, wellness
and fitness education for all current students, faculty and staff. Sommer houses offices
for Health, Fitness and Sports Science faculty and coaches, a multipurpose room, basketball
and volleyball court, walking track, Weights and Fitness Center and athletic trainer’s
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Founders Hall was built in 1951. The A.C. Burcky Addition was completed in 1971, with an annex
added in 1996. The building houses two playing floors, one with a stage and seating
for approximately 2,000; racquetball courts, classrooms, offices and general education
science labs.
Emery Sears Athletic Complex, located adjacent to the main campus, includes the Bluffton University Memorial Field (baseball), Alumni Field (football), softball diamond, soccer field and an all-weather track. Dwight Salzman Stadium, dedicated in 1993, houses locker rooms, dressing rooms, concession stand, restrooms, classrooms and a storage area.