Buena Vista University
Cost & Tuition
Student Debt
Median total debt: $17,500
Students with federal loans: 68.8%
Students with Pell grants: 42.5%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $41,622
After 5 years: $49,392
Majors(51 programs)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(72 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(71 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(58 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(50 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(36 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(30 graduates)
- Human Resources Management and Services.(26 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(18 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(18 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(18 graduates)
- Marketing.(17 graduates)
- Business/Commerce, General.(15 graduates)
- Biology, General.(14 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(11 graduates)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(10 graduates)
- Education, General.(9 graduates)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(8 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(7 graduates)
- Social Work.(7 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(6 graduates)
- Computer Systems Analysis.(6 graduates)
- History.(5 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(4 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(4 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(3 graduates)
- Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).(3 graduates)
- Criminology.(3 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(3 graduates)
- Music.(3 graduates)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(2 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(2 graduates)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(2 graduates)
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.(1 graduates)
- Chemistry.(1 graduates)
- Physics.(1 graduates)
- Public Administration.(1 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(1 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(1 graduates)
- Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management.(1 graduates)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.(1 graduates)
- Agricultural Business and Management.
- Communication and Media Studies.
- Graphic Communications.
- Computer Science.
- Education, Other.
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.
- Mathematics.
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other.
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.
- Business/Managerial Economics.
- International Business.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,378 students
Admission Rate: 71.8%
Retention Rate: 76.3%
Graduation Rate: 47.3%
Student Demographics
White (78.7%)
Hispanic (12.2%)
Black (3.0%)
Asian (0.7%)
Two or More (1.9%)
International (0.7%)
Gender Distribution
Men (34.8%)
Women (65.2%)