Buena Vista University

BVU Quick Facts

  • 966 full-time students were enrolled on the Storm Lake campus for the 2010 fall semester.

  • 1,633 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.

  • 94 students are enrolled in graduate programs.

  • Based on a response rate of 94 percent, 96 percent of the Class of 2010 was employed, in graduate school or otherwise satisfied with their career status within six months of graduation.

  • 775 students volunteered nearly 15,000 hours in community service work last year.

  • 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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