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Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA · Private · Small city · BCU

Private institution in Sioux City, IA · 626 undergraduates · $54,475 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
$21,5901,237th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$35,5341,495th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$35,5341,443rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$49,6931,464th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,2501,033rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,475819th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,338633rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
49.4%1,181st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
60.3%1,583rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
6261,608th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.5%1,224th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 228 mi (MSP)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not 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 42 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$55,625$57,657
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$49,520$47,650
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,500$47,397
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$33,993—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$33,993$35,416
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NAIA Division II · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,158,169 (M $3,031,668 · W $1,725,873 · Coed $400,628)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Briar Cliff University’s 626 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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