Buena Vista University
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Details
- Name: Buena Vista University
- Location: Storm Lake, IA 50588
- Control: Private Non-Profit
- Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission
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Attendance
- Admissions Rate 71.76%
- Average SAT Scores 1090
- Four Year Completion Rate 34.98% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
- Six Year Completion Rate 47.29% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
- Eight Year Completion Rate 63.23% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
Average4 Year35.0%6 Year47.3%8 Year63.2% -
Costs
- Yearly Costs: $52,490 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
- Out of State Tuition: $40,190 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
- In State Tuition: $40,190 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
- Median Debt Total: $17,500 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
- Median Debt for Graduates: $25,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Median Debt for Withdrawals: $7,517 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Net Price Quintile 1 $14,583 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
- Net Price Quintile 2 $15,328 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
- Net Price Quintile 3 $16,286 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
- Net Price Quintile 4 $19,059 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
- Net Price Quintile 5 $22,791 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
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Earnings
- Median 6 Year Earnings $43,572 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 7 Year Earnings $41,350 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 8 Year Earnings $46,276 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 9 Year Earnings $43,656 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 10 Year Earnings $49,156 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income
Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.
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What Graduates Earn By Family Background
Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.
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| Name | Credential | Debt Mean | Debt Median | Earnings |
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| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $24,599 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $30,756 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $38,989 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $38,936 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $38,301 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $10,791 | No data | $32,246 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $15,513 | No data | $29,420 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $38,198 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Education, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $44,901 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $17,663 | $8,000 | $37,262 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $38,530 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $13,781 | No data | $39,042 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $16,308 | No data | $38,278 |