Buena Vista University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Population 20,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (76%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,243
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 71%
From Region 18%
Athletes 396 (33.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 78%
Hispanic 11%
Black 3%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Buena Vista University 380 33% 83% 1% 2% 11% 1% $57,489 5 -0.44 28 97% 7.5%
Artificial Intelligence — — — — — — — — $72,181 1 -2.29 65 — — — — —
Computer Systems Analysis 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $74,078 8 -1.18 69 — — — — —
Computing 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,681 4 -1.35 76 — — — — —
Information Technology 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $73,858 8 -1.19 68 — — — — —
Mathematics — +2 — — — — — — $63,604 17 -0.82 45 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 33% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $63,260 15 -0.83 44 — — — — —
Biology 12 +1 58% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $68,094 59 +0.19 57 100% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 5 — 20% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $68,094 37 -0.13 57 100% — — — —
Agribusiness 7 +3 71% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,387 22 -0.78 50 — — — — —
Agriculture — +1 — — — — — — $57,896 38 -0.33 30 — — — — —
Animal Sciences 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,109 42 -0.28 16 — — — — —
Environmental Science — — — — — — — — $56,947 44 -0.21 27 — — — — —
Pre-Veterinary Studies 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,616 43 -0.23 17 — — — — —
Soil Science 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,106 38 -0.31 30 — — — — —
Exercise Science 11 — 91% 82% 0% 9% 9% 0% $53,328 15 -0.99 18 96% 8.9% — — —
Pre-Art Therapy — — — — — — — — $65,531 46 -0.20 50 — — — — —
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,368 33 -0.38 47 — — — — —
Accounting 24 +3 38% 83% 0% 0% 12% 4% $67,047 8 -1.29 54 97% 5.6% — — —
Business 2 +13 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,401 36 -0.43 60 — — — — —
Business Administration 23 +10 30% 87% 0% 4% 9% 0% $66,263 26 -0.59 52 98% 6.7% — — —
Finance 13 +8 85% 85% 0% 0% 8% 0% $67,895 3 -1.08 56 97% 5.0% — — —
Marketing 8 +3 38% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $65,852 16 -0.91 51 98% 6.2% — — —
Organizational Leadership 13 — 8% 77% 0% 0% 23% 0% $66,263 20 -0.70 52 98% 6.7% — — —
Sports Management 6 +5 67% 50% 0% 33% 17% 0% $53,328 20 -0.84 18 96% 8.9% — — —
English 4 +1 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,528 33 -0.47 10 — — — — —
History 4 +2 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,581 40 -0.33 19 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,292 13 -0.86 10 95% 8.2% — — —
Liberal Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,173 91 +0.94 54 100% — — — —
Communication Studies — — — — — — — — $47,333 6 -1.36 8 — — — — —
Digital Communication 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,540 1 -2.08 3 100% — — — —
Human Services 20 +8 5% 85% 0% 0% 5% 0% $52,130 40 -0.13 16 — — — — —
Political Science — — — — — — — — $59,550 16 -0.93 34 — — — — —
Psychology 20 +10 15% 75% 0% 0% 15% 5% $48,803 16 -0.95 10 92% 8.1% — — —
Social Work 7 +2 14% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $51,270 34 -0.24 14 — — — — —
Strategic Communication 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,978 16 -1.07 35 — — — — —
Agricultural Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,291 26 -0.73 18 98% 8.2% — — —
Business Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,291 26 -0.73 18 98% 8.2% — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $53,291 33 -0.43 18 98% 8.2% — — —
Education 8 — 38% 62% 0% 0% 38% 0% $49,561 22 -0.65 11 95% — — — —
Elementary Education 93 — 9% 86% 1% 0% 11% 0% $52,978 58 +0.10 18 98% 8.3% — — —
English Education 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,291 42 -0.30 18 98% 8.2% — — —
History Teacher Education 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,291 41 -0.37 18 98% 8.2% — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $53,291 33 -0.43 18 98% 8.2% — — —
Physical Education 5 — 60% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $53,291 30 -0.55 18 98% 8.2% — — —
Social Science Teacher Education 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,291 41 -0.37 18 98% 8.2% — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,291 42 -0.30 18 98% 8.2% — — —
Special Education 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,546 33 -0.51 17 — — — — —
Animation 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,926 47 -0.25 15 — — — — —
Art Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $53,291 82 +0.69 18 98% 8.2% — — —
Arts Administration — — — — — — — — $48,412 45 -0.26 10 — — — — —
Graphic Design 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,240 20 -0.76 12 — — — — —
Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,042 23 -0.70 14 — — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $53,291 81 +0.70 18 98% 8.2% — — —
Music Management — — — — — — — — $48,792 58 +0.22 10 — — — — —
Music Technology 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,009 54 +0.14 9 — — — — —
Studio Art — +1 — — — — — — $45,159 41 -0.18 6 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 17 +3 41% 65% 0% 12% 24% 0% $58,849 48 -0.14 32 98% 7.0% — — —
Criminology 6 — 67% 50% 17% 0% 33% 0% $58,208 46 -0.23 30 — — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,983 48 -0.13 32 — — — — —
Pre-Law — — — — — — — — $57,790 39 -0.29 29 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,723
ROI Percentile 28th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 54%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Education 34.7% 132 17% 86% 1% 1% 10% 0% $52,805 45 -0.07 17 98% 8.3%
Business & Economics 23.4% 89 40% 82% 0% 3% 12% 1% $65,874 14 -0.91 51 98% 6.2%
Social Sciences 13.7% 52 13% 81% 0% 0% 12% 2% $50,310 11 -0.61 13 93% 8.1%
Professional 6.8% 26 42% 65% 4% 8% 23% 0% $58,717 22 -0.16 32 98% 7.0%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 17 47% 76% 0% 6% 18% 0% $68,094 51 +0.10 57 100% —
Health Sciences 3.7% 14 86% 86% 0% 7% 7% 0% $55,694 1 -0.86 24 96% 8.9%
Arts 3.4% 13 62% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $50,429 45 -0.39 13 — —
Humanities 3.4% 13 38% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,897 38 -0.30 17 97% 8.2%
Agriculture & Food Science 3.2% 12 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,397 51 -0.57 36 — —
Computer Science 2.4% 9 78% 67% 0% 0% 11% 22% $75,003 4 -1.22 70 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 3 33% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $63,260 10 -0.83 44 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 79 $510K $498K $12K
Baseball 48 $326K $311K $14K
Track & Field (combined) 42 $174K $172K $2K
Soccer 28 $143K $141K $2K
Basketball 21 $226K $226K $0
Wrestling 21 $184K $170K $13K
Tennis 13 $77K $72K $4K
Golf 11 $63K $63K $0
Total 233 $1.7M $1.7M $49K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 41 $104K $100K $3K
Basketball 25 $221K $213K $7K
Soccer 24 $105K $105K $0
Track & Field (combined) 24 $129K $128K $1K
Volleyball 21 $188K $181K $6K
Softball 19 $197K $184K $13K
Wrestling 12 $134K $130K $3K
Golf 8 $60K $59K $381
Tennis 7 $62K $62K $673
Total 163 $1.2M $1.2M $37K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 79 $510K $498K $12K
Track & Field (combined) 66 $304K $300K $3K
Soccer 52 $249K $246K $2K
Baseball 48 $326K $311K $14K
Basketball 46 $447K $440K $7K
Other Sports 41 $104K $100K $3K
Wrestling 33 $318K $301K $17K
Volleyball 21 $188K $181K $6K
Tennis 20 $139K $135K $4K
Golf 19 $123K $123K $381
Softball 19 $197K $184K $13K
Total 396 $3.8M $3.7M $99K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 66%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 66% 66% 66%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 34%
SAT Range 930 – 1130
SAT Math Range 450 – 570
SAT RW Range 470 – 590