Iowa students paid $34,004 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,150 more than the $32,854 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 201 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5 million and 173 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.4 million.
Including all undergraduates (1,846), 1,545 students used grants or scholarships totaling $21.8 million, and 1,377 students took out $10.6 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~1,163 | $31,318 | $32,210 | $32,854 | $34,004 | 8.6% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Buena Vista University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 91 | 45% | $509,016 | $5,594 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 81 | 40% | $473,069 | $5,840 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 201 | 99% | $3,997,036 | $19,886 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 201 | 99% | $4,979,121 | $24,772 |
| Federal student loans | 172 | 85% | $1,093,761 | $6,359 |
| Other student loans | 39 | 19% | $280,201 | $7,185 |
| Student loan aid | 173 | 85% | $1,373,962 | $7,942 |
| Total student aid | 202 | 100% | - | - |
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