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.
- Top 9%Acceptance rate
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $30,4501,360th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $30,4501,273rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $41,8651,264th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $29,4301,813th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,5001,329th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,8971,234th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 46.0%1,322nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 56.8%1,674th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 34.6%138th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 22605th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5381,659th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1216th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 42.8%600th highest of 2,140 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
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $32,925 | — |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $31,886 | $33,077 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $25,194 | $27,947 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1950source
- School colors: #0069AA and #F0CC01source
- Athletic nickname: "Bearcats"source
- Mascot: Bearcatsource
- Formerly known as "Mount Saint Joseph Junior College for Women" (1925–1951)source
- Formerly known as "Brescia College" (1951–1998)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,369,955 (M $1,316,762 · W $1,053,193)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitebrescia.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 156356)
- Compare colleges in KYRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KentuckyEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Brescia University vs Alice Lloyd CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.