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Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·bellevue.edu
6-yr Graduation
33%
-20.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
14,667
peer median 6,281
Avg net price
$28,345
+$3.2k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
33%-20.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
13%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
33%
Full-time retention
58%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
92%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 88 Title IV programs, 35 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 52 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
88
Passing
35
39.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.1%
+0.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

88programs
  • Passing35 · 39.8%
  • No Data52 · 59.1%
  • Failing1 · 1.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
34
No data
52

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

36
Social Sciences General
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
-6.3%
$56,332 vs $60,112
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+5.1%
$36,592 vs $34,808
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+25.9%
$75,660 vs $60,112
Marketing
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+27.7%
$76,788 vs $60,112
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+27.9%
$76,877 vs $60,112
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+30.1%
$78,226 vs $60,112
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+39.7%
$48,632 vs $34,808
Security Science and Technology
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+40.9%
$49,052 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

32
Social Sciences General
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
113%
$63,845 debt · $56,332 earn
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
79%
$60,035 debt · $75,660 earn
Information Science/Studies
Master's Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
59%
$60,369 debt · $102,118 earn
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
52%
$41,000 debt · $78,226 earn
Social Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
51%
$25,000 debt · $49,304 earn
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Bachelor Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
46%
$25,000 debt · $54,320 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
46%
$41,000 debt · $89,671 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
44%
$21,250 debt · $48,632 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1977Next review Aug 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$28,018
$30–48k$28,266
$48–75k$27,636
$75–110k$30,117
$110k+$32,115

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$28,345
+$3,239vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $25,106
Federal loans
24.1%
In-state tuition
$8,886
Out-of-state
$8,886

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 4,711 students received $18.9M in Pell grants, alongside $70.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,711
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$18.9M
$18,856,741 total
Direct Loans
$70.3M
9,019 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
20
5k
21
5k
22
5k
23
5k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$12.4M
3,239 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$18.0M
3,311 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$30.5M
1,786 loan awards
Parent PLUS$786K
50 loan awards
Grad PLUS$8.5M
633 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 2,633 borrowers who entered repayment, 24 (0.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.9%
-1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,633
Defaulted
24
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.4%
2017
6.0%
2018
3.1%
2019
0.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Bellevue

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs91
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,988 total completions
01Business
1,38546.4%
02Computer Sciences
60020.1%
03Health Professions
34411.5%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
1996.7%
05Social Sciences
1796.0%
06Psychology
1173.9%
07Security/Protective
622.1%
08Communication
361.2%
09Public Admin
341.1%
10Legal Professions
321.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
14,667
12-mo unduplicated
20,201
Undergraduate
15,332
Graduate
4,869

Gender split

Men
45%8,995
Women
55%11,206

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.0%
Black
16.4%
Hispanic
15.2%
Unknown
10.8%
Two or more
3.3%
Asian
3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
Non-resident
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
208
119 M · 89 W
Women athletes
42.8%
Athletic aid
$1.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$739K
$776K
Recruiting expense
$18K
$19K
Head-coach salaries
$65K
$67K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Soccer
32 M · 28 W
$1.1M
Baseball
43 M ·
$682K
Basketball
20 M · 13 W
$953K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
18 M · 12 W
$233K
Volleyball
· 20 W
$434K
Softball
· 19 W
$524K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.43
6 offenses · 13,841 students

3-year trend

0.312 yrs ago0.341 yr ago0.43Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
14
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2
Motor vehicle theft
2
Rape
1
Robbery
1

By location

6total
  • On campus3
  • Non-campus3

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
5
Stalking
6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs20
Liquor05

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
113

Bellevue vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Bellevue selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectBellevue University
33%14,667$28,345Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Concordia University-Nebraska
65%85.7%3,479$24,016Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Doane University
57%98.0%1,985$28,071Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Lindenwood University
49%56.8%6,826$18,516Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Webster University
64%86.2%8,260$26,196Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Park University
37%69.0%5,736$15,529Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median53%85.7%6,281$25,106

Frequently asked questions about Bellevue University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Bellevue.

What is the graduation rate at Bellevue University?

Bellevue University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 33% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Bellevue University?

Bellevue University reports a total enrollment of 14,667 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Bellevue University?

The average net price at Bellevue University is $28,345 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Bellevue University located?

Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska 68005-3098.

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