Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE · Private · Large suburb
Private institution in Bellevue, NE · 10,426 undergraduates · $61,289 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 11%Undergraduates
- Top 15%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 23%In-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $28,3451,656th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,886471st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $8,886194th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $33,3151,047th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,000625th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,289501st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,732287th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 55.9%919th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 51.2%1,718th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 10,426245th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 28.9%1,263rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 292 mi (MSP)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 41 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $75,518 | $78,971 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $71,015 | $67,660 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $68,592 | $56,415 |
| Computer ProgrammingComputer Science | bachelors | $60,185 | $55,964 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $56,867 | $60,689 |
| Homeland SecurityHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $55,964 | $55,132 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | $54,948 | $51,273 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $52,858 | $51,169 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,107 | $52,107 |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $50,465 | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $50,005 | $48,823 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $48,432 | $45,696 |
Campus facts
Athletics — 8 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,597,865 (M $780,045 · W $723,934 · Coed $93,886)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Bellevue University’s 10,426 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NE
- University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, NE · 11,573 undergrads
- Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE · 4,231 undergrads
- University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney, NE · 4,130 undergrads
- Wayne State CollegeWayne, NE · 3,041 undergrads
- University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE · 18,887 undergrads
- Chadron State CollegeChadron, NE · 1,634 undergrads
Elsewhere
- California State University-East BayHayward, CA · 10,422 undergrads
- University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD · 10,434 undergrads
- CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, NY · 10,438 undergrads
- CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY · 10,443 undergrads
- MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, CA · 10,474 undergrads
- College of CharlestonCharleston, SC · 10,366 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitebellevue.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 180814)
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- Compare with University of Nebraska at OmahaSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Bellevue University vs University of Nebraska at OmahaHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
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