BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Brescia University

Owensboro, Kentucky·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·brescia.edu
6-yr Graduation
54%
+15.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
690
peer median 668
Avg net price
$14,626
-$4.0k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
2,145
2,145 candidates competed
Admitted
756
35.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
141
18.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
54%+15.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
44%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
53%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
88%
Non-Pell
71%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 42 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
42
Passing
2
4.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

42programs
  • Passing2 · 4.8%
  • No Data40 · 95.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
40

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.

2
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+8.8%
$50,197 vs $46,158
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+61.7%
$56,285 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
62%
$34,870 debt · $56,285 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
49%
$24,656 debt · $50,197 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1933Next review Dec 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 7

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. May 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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$14,897
$30–48k$10,651
$48–75k$12,467
$75–110k$14,790
$110k+$20,215

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

Avg net price (private)
$14,626
-$4,007vs Baccalaureate median $18,634
Federal loans
56.8%
In-state tuition
$30,450
Out-of-state
$30,450

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 308 students received $1.7M in Pell grants, alongside $5.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
308
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.7M
$1,747,366 total
Direct Loans
$5.6M
697 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$959K
245 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
247 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.0M
110 loan awards
Parent PLUS$638K
47 loan awards
Grad PLUS$867K
48 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 368 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (1.3%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
368
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.7%
2017
7.0%
2018
5.5%
2019
1.3%
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 Brescia

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs37
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

158 total completions
01Business
4629.1%
02Public Admin
4125.9%
03Psychology
2113.3%
04Health Professions
159.5%
05Education
117.0%
06Liberal Arts
85.1%
07Biological Sciences
63.8%
08Mathematics
42.5%
09English Language
31.9%
10History
31.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
690
12-mo unduplicated
779
Undergraduate
656
Graduate
123

Gender split

Men
42%327
Women
58%452

Race / ethnicity composition

White
60.0%
Unknown
13.6%
Black
9.5%
Non-resident
8.4%
Hispanic
4.5%
Asian
3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Two or more
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
315
178 M · 137 W
Women athletes
43.5%
Athletic aid
$2.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$3.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.3M
$876K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$27K
$23K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
54 M · 49 W
$413K
Basketball
40 M · 23 W
$729K
Soccer
34 M · 20 W
$434K
Baseball
50 M ·
$444K
Volleyball
12 M · 28 W
$406K
Softball
· 36 W
$359K

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
4.64
3 offenses · 646 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago1.191 yr ago4.64Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
3

By location

3total
  • On campus2
  • Public property1

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs05
Liquor06

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
38

Brescia vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Brescia 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
SubjectBrescia University
54%690$14,626Baccalaureate
Kentucky Wesleyan College
46%71.6%887$36,431Baccalaureate
Kentucky Christian University
37%60.9%550$22,139Baccalaureate
Alice Lloyd College
39%75.2%589$17,839Baccalaureate
Davis & Elkins College
39%94.3%661$19,428Baccalaureate
Chowan University
30%68.8%675$16,189Baccalaureate
Peer group median39%71.6%668$18,634

Frequently asked questions about Brescia University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Brescia.

What is the graduation rate at Brescia University?

Brescia University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 54% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Brescia University?

Brescia University reports a total enrollment of 690 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Brescia University?

The average net price at Brescia University is $14,626 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Brescia University?

Brescia University's yield rate is 18.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Brescia University located?

Brescia University is located in Owensboro, Kentucky 42301-3023.

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