- The Inkwell
- Iowa
- Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IATown: remoteZIP 50588Founded 1891
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1891
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.bvu.edu
IowaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Buena Vista University
Buena Vista University is a private nonprofit university in Storm Lake, Iowa, with 1,366 undergraduates. It admits 78% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $18,855 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate78%
Retention76%
4-year graduation50%
Pell Grant share48%
Federal loans65%
$18,855net price / year
78%admission rate
1120average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$51,626median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#1,190 of 1,704 for earnings#784 of 1,739 for lowest net price#757 of 1,738 for graduation rate#788 of 1,552 for selectivity
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
- $56,872tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $43,052
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,052
- Average net price
- $18,855national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,520
$30,001–48,000$13,270
$48,001–75,000$14,037
$75,001–110,000$19,464
$110,001+$25,296
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 78%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college78%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college48%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 50%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,288
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,626middle 50%: $36,970–$67,857
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$67,857
Median, Buena Vista University$51,626
Lower quarter$36,970
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
- 1,366
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 27.0
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 32%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,912 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,966
- Endowment, end of year
- $159,225,705
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White78%
Hispanic13%
Black3.1%
Asian1.3%
Two or more races1.8%
U.S. nonresident0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Unknown2.0%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education35%
Business & management22%
Public administration & social service7.1%
Psychology5.3%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.5%
Agriculture3.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 153001. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4985470.