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Brescia University

Owensboro, KY · Private · Small city

Private institution in Owensboro, KY · 538 undergraduates · 35% acceptance rate · $45,500 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$14,626650th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$30,4501,348th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$30,4501,261st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$41,8651,255th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$29,4301,799th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,5001,323rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,8971,229th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
46.0%1,310th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
56.8%1,663rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
34.6%137th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5381,654th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
42.8%592nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 116 mi (BNA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$32,925—
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$31,886$33,077
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$25,194$27,947
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculturebachelors——
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,369,955 (M $1,316,762 · W $1,053,193)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Brescia University’s 538 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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