unitid 153001 · Storm Lake, IA · private nonprofit 4-year · town (remote)
Buena Vista University
- enrollment 2023
- 2,634
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
78%
58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,366
62nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
44%
undergrads on Pell grants
70th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
62%
finish within 150% time
58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$54,222
64th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$18,846
after aid, aided students
31st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$49,156
after entry, Title IV students
41st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$25,000
58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $12,901 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k20%
- 30-48k15%
- 48-75k23%
- 75-110k22%
- 110k+20%
- Median family income
- $40,952
- First-generation students
- 35%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $41,798
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 83 | $44,936 | $41,996 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 54 | $58,956 | $31,000 |
| Human Services, General. | 51 | — | — |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 48 | $57,279 | — |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 46 | $69,503 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 38 | — | — |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 35 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 34 | $38,073 | $32,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 25 | $52,766 | $29,008 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 24 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 21 | $58,537 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 19 | $52,330 | $27,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.