Buena Vista University academics
Storm Lake, Iowa · Private · 1,366 undergrads
Buena Vista University has 1,366 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 54 fields of study. The most degrees go to Elementary Education and Teaching.
The short answers
1,366
undergraduates.
509
graduate students.
54
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
387
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
35%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
1,366
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
509
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
1,951
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
69%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
35%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
27 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$51,688
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
79%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
12%
BlackCollege Scorecard
3%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
2%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
1.9%
AsianCollege Scorecard
0.7%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
0.7%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
387
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
222
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Elementary Education and Teaching
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
57
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Four-one-four plan
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Master's
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Small
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers