Buena Vista University

610 W 4th St
Storm Lake, IA 50588
(712) 749-2400
www.bvu.edu
fax:Not Available
president:Frederick V Moore
1409 Applications Acceptance Rate 70% Graduation Rate 53%
43 61

STUDENT RATIO

2293

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

$29,448 | $29,448

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

1960

CLASS SIZE

23

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
Not Available

SAT MATH

Not Available

SAT READING

Not Available

SAT WRITING

23

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

43
61
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
620
Not Available
720
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
580
Not Available
680
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
600
Not Available
690
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
20
23
25
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$24218

Average Monthly Payment

$269

Median Earnings

$38100

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

69%
URL Applywww.bvu.edu/apply/
Application Fee60
Percent Admitted (Men)70%
Percent Admitted (Women)69%
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment333
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander1
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American2
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino5
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White82
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races1
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown6
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid98%
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates$8,687
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates$6,986
Applicants Men662
Applicants Women747
Admissions Total980
Admissions Men466
Admissions Women514
ACT English 25th percentile score18
ACT English 75th percentile score24
ACT Math 25th percentile score18
ACT Math 75th percentile score25
ACT Writing 25th percentile score9
ACT Writing 75th percentile score10
Average SAT Score1050
Median ACT English Score21
Median ACT Math Score22
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)84%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)85%
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