- The Inkwell
- Nebraska
- Bellevue University
Bellevue, NESuburb: largeZIP 68005Founded 1966
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1966
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1977
- Website
- www.bellevue.edu
NebraskaPrivate nonprofit
Bellevue University
Bellevue University is a private nonprofit university in Bellevue, Nebraska, with 10,220 undergraduates. It graduates 29% within six years and costs $11,743 a year after aid.
29%graduate
Retention58%
4-year graduation16%
Pell Grant share32%
Federal loans22%
$11,743net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
29%graduate in 6 years
$65,909median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,750median debt
#529 of 1,704 for earnings#276 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,565 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $22,688tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,053
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $10,053
- Average net price
- $11,743national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,473
$30,001–48,000$22,688
$48,001–75,000$10,514
$75,001–110,000$6,208
$110,001+$15,502
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college58%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college29%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college32%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 29%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 16%
- First-year retention
- 58%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 54%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $59,911
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,909middle 50%: $43,282–$95,724
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$95,724
Median, Bellevue University$65,909
Lower quarter$43,282
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 10,220
- Part-time
- 34%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 31.5
- First-generation students
- 45%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 12%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,710 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $2,786
- Endowment, end of year
- $117,841,840
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White46%
Hispanic17%
Black16%
Asian3.3%
Two or more races3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown14%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management51%
Computer & information sciences22%
Health professions6.7%
Social sciences5.8%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies3.0%
Parks, recreation & fitness2.1%
Visual & performing arts2.1%
Psychology1.8%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel University McKenzie, TN | $13,267 | 29% | $49,011 |
| Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA | $11,101 | 33% | $49,677 |
| University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK | $13,077 | 31% | $53,994 |
| University of West Alabama Livingston, AL | $11,531 | 35% | $47,856 |
| University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX | $9,828 | 30% | $57,404 |
| SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY | $10,886 | 34% | $55,028 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 180814. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4883967.