Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA
Buena Vista University admitted 1,108 of 1,544 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (71.8%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at Buena Vista University
Three things Buena Vista University published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
The admit rate rose from 57% to 72% between fall 2018 and fall 2023.
Both ends are measured rates for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast. The fall 2023 figure is the one at the top of this page.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2018 to fall 2023
1% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
Most of the enrolled class sent no SAT, so any score range would describe that share of it, not the class. Another 38% sent an ACT. Buena Vista University files test scores under “considered”.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Families paid $18,846 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
71.8%
1,108 admitted of 1,544 applicants
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
ACT, middle 50%
18–25
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
1%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
38%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Where do you actually stand at Buena Vista University?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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How the rate has moved
Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.
Between fall 2018 and fall 2023 the admit rate rose from 57% to 72%.
What Buena Vista University says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- GPArequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Essayconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Course rigorconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Recommendationsconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rankconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Not considered
- Legacy
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $18,846 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $12,901
- $30k–$48k
- $14,838
- $48k–$75k
- $18,094
- $75k–$110k
- $19,571
- Over $110k
- $24,967
Source: the College Scorecard
Essays on this application
2 essay prompts on the application: 2 you would write.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Rolling AdmissionJuly 28, 2027
Verified July 12, 2026
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Other colleges in Iowa
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Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
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