Division III · American Rivers Conference
Buena Vista University · Admissions
Storm Lake, IA · Town · Private · Master's university · the Beavers · Website ↗
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.
72%
Admitted
of 1,544 applicants
59th
Selectivity percentile
among Division III schools
18–25
ACT middle 50%
Optional
Test scores
47%
Graduate in 6 yrs
Where your scores would fall
The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.
ACT
18 – 25
Your ACT
Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants1,544
- Admitted1,112 72%
- Undergraduates1,442
- Women70%
- Graduate within 6 years47%
For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.
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