Private nonprofit · Storm Lake, Iowa
Buena Vista University: cost, debt and earnings by major
21 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $18,855
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 58%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 78%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 1,366
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $23,250
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 4.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $15,520 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $13,270 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $14,037 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $19,464 |
| $110,000+ | $25,296 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (16)
- Finance and Financial Management Services$63,950
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$63,832
- Accounting and Related Services$63,454
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$58,540
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$58,440
- Human Resources Management and Services$56,329
- Marketing$55,330
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$53,736
- Education, General$50,997
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$49,281
- Business/Commerce, General$48,728 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$48,048
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$45,573
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$45,185
- Psychology, General$44,755
- Human Services, General$40,139 (1 yr)