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Buena Vista University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Storm Lake, Iowa. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Storm Lake draws many to the area.

$36,219 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
66% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Buena Vista University?

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Contact details for BVU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 610 W 4Th St, Storm Lake, IA 50588
Phone: 712-749-2400
Website: www.bvu.edu

How Do I Get Into BVU?

You can apply to BVU online at: https://www.bvu.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for BVU

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into BVU?

66% Acceptance Rate
44% Of Accepted Are Women
8% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 66%, BVU does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 55% of accepted students are men and 44% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 66%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to BVU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 583. Math scores were between 483 and 557.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Buena Vista University  ( 480 to 583 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Buena Vista University  ( 483 to 557 )
200
800
BVU received ACT scores from 57% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 18 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Buena Vista University  ( 16 to 23 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Buena Vista University  ( 17 to 25 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Buena Vista University  ( 18 to 25 )
1
36

Can I Afford Buena Vista University?

$36,219 Net Price
73% Take Out Loans
0.6% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of BVU is $36,219. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At BVU, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $7,862 a year. That adds up to $31,448 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at BVU is 0.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Buena Vista University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,289 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,506 undergraduate students at BVU, with 1,289 being full-time and 217 being part-time.

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There are also 453 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,289 full-time undergraduates at BVU, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Buena Vista University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 10
Black or African American 36
Hispanic or Latino 148
White 991
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 94

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Buena Vista University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 18 countries are represented at BVU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Rwanda, South Korea, and Burundi.

Online Learning at Buena Vista University

1,025 Took All Classes Online
1,158 Took At Least One Class Online
1.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 24 master’s degree programs available online at BVU. In 2020-2021, 1,158 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at BVU has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of BVU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Buena Vista University was 1.4%. This is the #635 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at BVU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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