Division III · American Rivers Conference
Buena Vista University · Campus
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.
Remote town
Setting
Storm Lake, IA
1,442
Undergraduates
+ 509 graduate students
13:1
Student–faculty
Division III median 12:1
76%
Return for year two
Division III median 79%
41%
From out of state
+ 1% from abroad
$11k
Food & housing
on campus · median $14k
The place
- SettingRemote town Storm Lake, IA
- TypePrivate · Master's university
- Calendar4-1-4
- Religious affiliationPresbyterian Church (USA)
- Admissions72% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
1,442509
Undergraduates 1,442Graduate students 509
Where first-years come from
58%41%
In state 58%Other states 41%Abroad 1%
Division III median: 66% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
78%12%
White 78%Hispanic 12%Black 3%Asian 1%Two or more 2%International 1%American Indian 1%Not reported 2%
- Women70%
- Full-time86% of undergraduates · median 94%
- First-year class217 entered last fall
- Transfers in154 11% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online7% take some classes online 45% fully online
- Registered with disability services8.32% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $10,896 | $2,561 | $13,457 |
| Off campus | $8,913 | $7,989 | $16,902 |
| With family | — | $4,723 | $4,723 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division III median for on-campus food and housing is $13,820. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportNot reported
- Campus safety1.23 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page upper half for safety in Division III
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · Master's · majors
Division III campuses
39%30%23%
City 39%Suburb 30%Town 23%Rural 8%
21% of the 421 Division III schools are public; the median has 1,854 undergraduates and a 12:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
#2Most remoteof 421 · Division III#45Most womenof 421 · Division III#49Transfersof 414 · Division III
Among Division III schools; every list Buena Vista University is on.
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