Cost and net price
| In-state tuition and fees | $43,052 |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $43,052 |
| Average cost of attendance | $56,872 |
| Books and supplies | $2,018 |
| Room and board, on campus | $11,400 |
| Average net price, all aided students | $18,855 |
| Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000 | $15,520 |
| Average net price, family income over $110,000 | $25,296 |
Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Admissions and enrollment
- Admission rate
- 78%
- SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
- Data unavailable
- ACT composite range, middle 50%
- 19 to 26
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 1,366
- Graduate enrollment
- 454
- Students receiving Pell grants
- 48%
- Student to faculty ratio
- 13 to 1
Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.
Graduation, earnings, and debt
| Completion within 150% of normal time | 58% |
| Completion within normal time | 50% |
| First-year retention (full-time) | 76% |
| Median federal debt, graduates | $23,250 |
| Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years) | $264 |
| Median Parent PLUS debt, completers | $13,758 |
| Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry | 79% |
Measure definitions and cohorts
- Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.
Programs and program-level outcomes
Highest early earnings among programs at Buena Vista University
62 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.
Bachelor's degree (54)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services CIP 52.03 · Some credentials fully online | 24 | $49,546 | $27,000 |
| Agricultural Business and Management CIP 01.01 · Some credentials fully online | 13 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Agriculture, General CIP 01.00 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Animal Sciences CIP 01.09 · Some credentials fully online | 4 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management CIP 50.10 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Biology, General CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online | 10 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online | 65 | $58,278 | $27,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General CIP 52.01 · Some credentials fully online | 11 | $48,728 | $31,534 |
| Business/Managerial Economics CIP 52.06 · Some credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Chemistry CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Communication and Media Studies CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other CIP 09.99 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Systems Analysis CIP 11.05 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online | 7 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections CIP 43.01 · Some credentials fully online | 10 | $47,239 | $28,568 |
| Criminology CIP 45.04 · Some credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Design and Applied Arts CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Education, General CIP 13.01 · Some credentials fully online | 8 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Education, Other CIP 13.99 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| English Language and Literature, General CIP 23.01 · Some credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Finance and Financial Management Services CIP 52.08 · Some credentials fully online | 22 | $55,443 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Graphic Communications CIP 10.03 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online | 6 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| History CIP 54.01 · Some credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Human Resources Management and Services CIP 52.10 · Some credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Human Services, General CIP 44.00 · All credentials fully online | 58 | $40,139 | $37,217 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Marketing CIP 52.14 · Some credentials fully online | 19 | $57,294 | $27,000 |
| Mathematics CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics CIP 51.27 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other CIP 30.99 · Some credentials fully online | 3 | $46,704 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Music CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies CIP 22.00 · No credentials fully online | 4 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Physics CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Political Science and Government CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Psychology, General CIP 42.01 · Some credentials fully online | 36 | $41,311 | $27,948 |
| Public Administration CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online | 7 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Social Work CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online | 8 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Sociology CIP 45.11 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Soil Sciences CIP 01.12 · Some credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Special Education and Teaching CIP 13.10 · Some credentials fully online | 11 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness CIP 31.05 · Some credentials fully online | 14 | $40,063 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods CIP 13.12 · Some credentials fully online | 92 | $42,272 | $31,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas CIP 13.13 · Some credentials fully online | 24 | $45,411 | $28,000 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language CIP 13.14 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Master's degree (8)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online | 33 | $72,199 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online | 39 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Curriculum and Instruction CIP 13.03 · All credentials fully online | 80 | $61,076 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Education, General CIP 13.01 · All credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online | 22 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Special Education and Teaching CIP 13.10 · All credentials fully online | 50 | $50,690 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online | 60 | $52,408 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language CIP 13.14 · All credentials fully online | 12 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 153001, OPEID 001847. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.