Private nonprofitFour-year

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$23,907
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$36,956
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
47.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$54,475
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$51,493
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$36,956
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$36,956
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$11,518
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$12,648
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$2,182
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00017,764
$30,001–48,00014,604
$48,001–75,00025,516
$75,001–110,00030,156
$110,001+27,328

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
47.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
45.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
64.2%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$48,338
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$54,475
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$23,250
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$246.49
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
65.6%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $54,475 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
Not reported
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
Not reported
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
Not reported
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
624
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
36.4%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
53.2%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
48.1%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$44,561
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White59%
Hispanic15%
Black7%
Asian1%
Two or more races4%
Nonresident / international13%

Other Four-year institutions in IA

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Allen CollegeNot reportedNot reported$71,261
Buena Vista UniversityNot reported61.7%$49,156
Central CollegeNot reported66.2%$54,317
Clarke UniversityNot reported56.1%$55,396
Coe CollegeNot reported65.9%$57,125
Cornell CollegeNot reported61.8%$53,460
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical CenterNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Divine Word CollegeNot reported100.0%Not reported
Dordt UniversityNot reported70.1%$52,559
Drake UniversityNot reported74.0%$71,901
Emmaus Bible CollegeNot reported83.0%$42,631
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryNot reported67.5%$40,650

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$78,264$82,893Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$75,338$103,485Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$63,150$68,257$25,191
Social Work.$50,315$51,790$37,564
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.$50,286$54,562$27,000
Computer Software and Media Applications.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Education, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Education, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Not reported$47,382Not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Not reported$51,389Not reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
English Language and Literature, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biology, General.Not reported$57,214Not reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Not reported$65,466Not reported
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mathematics.Not reported$69,562Not reported
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.Not reported$50,532Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10