Quick Facts

941 full-time students were enrolled on the Storm Lake campus for the 2011 fall semester.
1,524 students are enrolled at the locations of BVU Graduate & Professional Studies, which has graduated more than 13,000 students since it started over 30 years ago.
90 students are enrolled in graduate programs.
Based on a response rate of 95 percent, 95 percent of the Class of 2011 was employed, in graduate school or otherwise satisfied with their career status within six months of graduation.
Last year, 950 students, faculty and staff contributed approximately 19,600 hours of volunteer service.
75 percent of Storm Lake campus graduates and nearly 92 percent of Graduate & Professional Studies graduates stay in Iowa to work and contribute to their professions and their communities.
249 students participated in internships, experiential and active learning programs last year.
99 percent of Storm Lake campus students who applied for financial assistance last year received it.
BVU provided approximately $11 million in student financial assistance out of its operating budget.
One of every three BVU students participates in intercollegiate athletics on 19 NCAA Division III teams.
32 student-athletes were named to the Iowa All Conference Academic Team last year.
U.S. News & World Report ranked BVU in the top tier of Midwestern baccalaureate institutions as one of America's top colleges for the 14th consecutive year.

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