Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA · Private nonprofit

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At a glance

$21,590

Avg net price

626

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 142Master’s 25Doctoral 34	0	142	25	34
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 32Master’s 10Doctoral None reported	None reported	32	10	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 22Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	None reported	22	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 21Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	21	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 19Master’s 15Doctoral 34	None reported	19	15	34
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 15Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	None reported	15	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 9Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	9	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 8Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	None reported	8	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	None reported	6	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	3	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	2	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	2	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	1	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	1	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	1	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	0	None reported	None reported	None reported

Degrees awarded

College athletics

Athletic participation

395 unique student-athletes · 14 varsity teams

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $35,544
Required fees: $1,412
Food and housing: $11,518
Books and supplies: $2,182
Other expenses: $7,684
Total: $58,340

Total by year

$46,6502019–2019–20
$47,8902020–2120–21
$48,8642021–2221–22
$50,0102022–2322–23
$51,8422023–2423–24
$58,3402024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $21,590 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation35%

6-year graduation49%

Retention rate60%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$54,475

Median debt$23,250

Campus

Enrollment626

Student-faculty ratio12:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25