Buena Vista University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Buena Vista University is a private master's university in Storm Lake, IA (town setting), with 1,442 undergraduates (70% women), affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). It admitted 72% of 1,544 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 18–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $54,779 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $18,156 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 47% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in education, business, public administration & social work. The campus reported 1.23 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Buena Vista University ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 59 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 47%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $40,190
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Buena Vista University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Buena Vista University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | American Rivers Conference | 24 | — | 3 | $105k | $4,378 | — | |
| Baseball | American Rivers Conference | 48 | — | 1 | $312k | $6,493 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | American Rivers Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $227k | $10,797 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | American Rivers Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $213k | $8,537 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | American Rivers Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | American Rivers Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | American Rivers Conference | 79 | — | 1 | $498k | $6,304 | — | |
| Men's Golf | American Rivers Conference | 11 | — | 2 | $63k | $5,751 | — | |
| Women's Golf | American Rivers Conference | 8 | — | 2 | $60k | $7,473 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | American Rivers Conference | 28 | — | 1 | $141k | $5,049 | — | |
| Softball | American Rivers Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $184k | $9,705 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | American Rivers Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $73k | $5,597 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | American Rivers Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $62k | $8,892 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | American Rivers Conference | 42 | — | 1 | $173k | $4,113 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | American Rivers Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $128k | $5,338 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | American Rivers Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $182k | $8,650 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | American Rivers Conference | 21 | — | 3 | $171k | $8,138 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | American Rivers Conference | 12 | — | 4 | $130k | $10,843 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.