Buena Vista University

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Acceptance Rate

77.6%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

930–1130

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$40,190

Undergrad Enrollment

1,378

Applicants

1,544

Yield Rate

19.6%

Student:Faculty

13:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$18,846/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $75,384 over four years.

What grads earn

$55,330/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $63,046 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 12% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.4 years of pay.

73% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

5.8%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

28%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.6%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Buena Vista University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$12,901

$30–48k$14,838

$48–75k$18,094

$75–110k$19,571

Over $110k$24,967

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

63%

Completion · all

64%

Completion · Pell

63%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

58%

Median debt

$25,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

1,544

Admitted

1,10871.8%

Enrolled

21720% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

77.3%▼ +19.9pp

Application Volume

1,562 applicants▼ 26%

Buena Vista University has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Rape	2	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation65% / 35%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball48Basketball21Football79Golf11Soccer28Tennis13Track & Field42Wrestling21

Women's

Basketball25Golf8Soccer24Softball19Tennis7Track & Field24Volleyball21Wrestling12

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Elementary Education and Teaching92 grads

Business Administration and Management, General44 grads

Human Services, General43 grads

Psychology, General25 grads

Accounting18 grads

Banking and Financial Support Services16 grads

Organizational Leadership13 grads

Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations12 grads

Marketing/Marketing Management, General12 grads

History Teacher Education11 grads

4yr Grad Rate

56%

6yr Grad Rate

63%

Retention Rate

76%

Median Earnings

$49,156