Buena Vista University Business Programs
Buena Vista University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Storm Lake, Iowa. The surrounding location of Storm Lake is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.
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Buena Vista University Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at BVU.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#72 | Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards BVU has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#122 | Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management | College Factual |
#137 | Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
#154 | Best Master’s Degree Schools | Course Advisor |
Where Is Buena Vista University?
Contact details for BVU are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 610 W 4Th St, Storm Lake, IA 50588 |
Phone: | 712-749-2400 |
Website: | www.bvu.edu |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/buenavistauniversity |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/buenavistauniv |
How Do I Get Into BVU?
You can apply to BVU online at: https://www.bvu.edu/apply
Admission Requirements for BVU
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | recommended |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into BVU?
Approximately 61% of accepted students are men and 39% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.
Can I Afford Buena Vista University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At BVU, approximately 81% of students took out student loans averaging $7,364 a year. That adds up to $29,456 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at BVU is 4.1%. 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
There are also 407 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 1,230 full-time undergraduates at BVU, 38% are male and 62% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Buena Vista University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 10 |
Black or African American | 37 |
Hispanic or Latino | 137 |
White | 907 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 135 |
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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at BVU has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 3rd most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of BVU
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Buena Vista University was $36,426 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how BVU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Banking and Financial Support Services | #4 | #4 |
Entrepreneurial Studies | #27 | #27 |
Entrepreneurship | #27 | #27 |
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 #729 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at BVU regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at BVU ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at BVU.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Organizational Leadership | #197 |
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%.
Buena Vista University Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Bachelor’s | Master’s | TOTAL |
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Organizational Leadership | 13 | 18 | 31 |
General Business Administration and Management | 28 | 0 | 28 |
Accounting | 23 | 0 | 23 |
General Business/Commerce | 16 | 0 | 16 |
Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Banking and Financial Support Services | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Entrepreneurship | 2 | 0 | 2 |
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Business Economics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Public Relations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 108 | 18 | 126 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Ryan Harder under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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