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What Buena Vista University costs

Storm Lake, Iowa · Private · 1,366 undergrads

Buena Vista University's sticker price was $56,872 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $18,855 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $15,520.

What does Buena Vista University cost?

$18,855 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $56,872.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$15,520
$30,000–$48,000$13,270
$48,000–$75,000$14,037
$75,000–$110,000$19,464
over $110,000$25,296

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$15,520
$30,000–$48,000$13,270
$48,000–$75,000$14,037
$75,000–$110,000$19,464
Over $110,000$25,296

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 73% off Buena Vista University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Buena Vista University cost less than Saint Ambrose University, Waldorf University and Wartburg College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Buena Vista University$14,037$18,855
Saint Ambrose University$20,104$23,689
Waldorf University$21,255$24,003
Wartburg College$15,290$23,374

The sticker price

$43,052
Tuition, 2025-26
$56,872
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
48%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$34,397
average grant for students who got aid.
65%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$23,250
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Buena Vista University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $15,520 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $56,872. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Buena Vista University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Buena Vista University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $13,270 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $56,872. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Buena Vista University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Buena Vista University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $14,037 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $56,872. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Buena Vista University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
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