Buena Vista University
Buena Vista University admitted 78% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 19–26 on the ACT. Its average net price after aid was $18,855 a year. Within six years, 58% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 78%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- ACT middle 50%
- 19–26
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $56,872 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $18,855 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $15,520 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $43,052 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 58%
- Students who return for a second year
- 76%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $51,626 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,366
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 48%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Education
- 35%
- Business, management and marketing
- 22%
- Public administration and social services
- 7%
- Psychology
- 5%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 5%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Eastern Kentucky University KY · 78% admitted
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- Goucher College MD · 78% admitted
- Jacksonville State University AL · 78% admitted
- Rowan University NJ · 78% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.