Buena Vista University vs Doane University

Buena Vista University and Doane University, both esteemed private institutions in the Midwest, offer distinct educational experiences. Buena Vista, nestled in Storm Lake, Iowa, boasts a higher acceptance rate, welcoming a more diverse student body. Doane, located in Crete, Nebraska, maintains a smaller student population, fostering a close-knit community. While both universities excel in liberal arts education, Buena Vista emphasizes business and health sciences, while Doane specializes in pre-professional programs like law and medicine. Explore our comprehensive comparison table to discover more about these universities' acceptance rates, popular majors, student demographics, and graduation rates, helping you make an informed decision about your academic journey.

	Buena Vista University	Doane University
Overview
Location	Storm Lake, Iowa	Crete, Nebraska
Campus setting	Town: Remote	Town: Distant
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	4-1-4	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	73.0%	66.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation	Presbyterian

Admission
Acceptance rate	66.0%	77.2%
Application fees		$68
SAT range	963 - 1140	N/A
ACT range	18 - 25	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	8.0%
Students submitting ACT score	57.0%
Total number of applicants	1,749	1,763
Total number of admissions given out	1,154	1,361
Admitted students who chose to enroll	237	237
Yield rate	20.5%	17.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$53,162	$53,910
Average net price	$18,532	$23,667
Tuition	$37,518	$37,080
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $5,114 Meal plan: $5,256	Room/dormitory: $5,000 Meal plan: $5,300
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $31,137	100.0% Average amount $28,503
Students receiving federal student loan	72.0% Average amount $5,750	94.0% Average amount $5,399
Students taking out private loans	29.0% Average amount $5,551	10.0% Average amount $13,738

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,506 Men 36.5% Women 63.5%	1,105 Men 54.1% Women 45.9%
Graduate students	453 Men 16.3% Women 83.7%	955 Men 24.3% Women 75.7%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	39.4%	36.8%
International students	0.5%	1.8%
Campus local/setting	Town: Remote	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	836	730
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	Yes
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Iowa Texas Nebraska Minnesota Arizona	Nebraska Texas Colorado California Kansas

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Business Psychology Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Computer and Information Science	Education Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Visual & Performing Arts Psychology
Students to faculty ratio	11:1	10:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	62.8%	58.8%
Dropout rate	36.8%	9.1%
Transferred out	N/A	31.8%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,501 Year 2: $58,943 Year 3: $61,003 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,278 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $52,709 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,249 Year 2: $45,455 Year 3: $48,387 Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,936 Year 2: $43,426 Year 3: $46,768 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,901 Year 2: $47,494 Year 3: $46,501 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,530 Year 2: $35,416 Year 3: $45,327 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,042 Year 2: $40,089 Year 3: $45,181 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,301 Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $44,742 Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,198 Year 2: $35,416 Year 3: $43,790 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,262 Year 2: $37,819 Year 3: $37,074	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $61,020 Year 3: $63,706 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: $62,377 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,603 Year 2: $57,072 Year 3: $61,117 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,127 Year 2: $50,022 Year 3: $55,251 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,324 Year 2: $44,077 Year 3: $48,840 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,865 Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $47,916 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,611 Year 2: $34,348 Year 3: $42,976 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $41,086 Year 2: $35,772 Year 3: $38,358 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $37,633 Human Services, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,370 Year 2: $31,314 Year 3: $34,541

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