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Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA · Private · Town (remote) · BVU

Private institution in Storm Lake, IA · 1,378 undergraduates · 72% acceptance rate · $49,156 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
$18,321931st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$40,1901,639th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$40,1901,610th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$52,4901,537th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,1561,116th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,572976th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
47.3%1,254th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
76.3%884th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
71.8%655th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1090704th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,3781,168th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
42.5%603rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 184 mi (MSP)

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
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 51 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$55,964—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$41,789$47,494
MarketingBusinessbachelors$40,821$35,416
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$40,621$39,369
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$40,089$43,426
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$38,953$40,089
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$38,289$47,260
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusinessbachelors$37,980$35,416
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$37,208$39,009
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$36,647$37,819
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$33,993$35,060
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$31,650$30,047

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Buena Vista University’s 1,378 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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