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Bellevue University is a private regional university located in Bellevue, Nebraska. Bellevue University has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Bellevue University is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $56,762 10 years after enrolling, 4th in Nebraska, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Bellevue University bachelor students earn 5% more than the national average. Bellevue University is ranked 2nd in Nebraska.
Bellevue University’s median net annual cost of $17,288 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Bellevue University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management, Business Operations, Business and Commerce, Social Sciences, Computer science - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$17,288
Average years to graduate
4.3
Information Systems Mgmt.
Rank: #4
Economic score: 0.69
Accounting
Rank: #217
Economic score: 2.37
Homeland Security
Rank: #3
Economic score: 2.37
HR Management
Rank: #31
Economic score: 2.45
Computer Programming
Rank: #7
Economic score: 2.58
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #49
Economic score: 2.94
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #254
Economic score: 5.73
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: #141
Economic score: 6.17
Marketing
Rank: #328
Economic score: 6.18
Psychology
Rank: #386
Economic score: 8.02
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Bellevue University - Business Administration, Social Sciences, Quantitative methods Mgmt., Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management, HR Management, Computer Systems Analysis - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Criminal Justice
Rank: #22
Economic score: 0.48
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #74
Economic score: 0.52
Computer science
Rank: #98
Economic score: 0.63
Public Administration
Rank: #135
Economic score: 0.77
Accounting
Rank: #286
Economic score: 0.84
Marketing
Rank: #28
Economic score: 0.93
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 65% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Bellevue University is 3% higher than the state average, and 8% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Bellevue University, Pell Grant recipients represent 19% of the measured graduating class, 16% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Bellevue University graduates within 4.3 years.
Bellevue University is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Bellevue University’s economic mobility score of 9.28 is calculated by adjusting the 3.79 economic score of lower-income students by the 19% pell grant recipients within the student body. Bellevue University’s EMS of 9.28 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Bellevue University pays $17,288 a year, $4,783 less than the $22,071 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $17,288
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Bellevue University, 60% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $17,288 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 20% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,192. This is 34% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,525
Pell grants
$4,410
State grants
$4,533
Institutional grants
$9,182
Bellevue University offers 64 online bachelor programs, 61 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Bellevue University offers 28 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
92
Hybrid programs
3
Percentage of programs online
99%
Full time
69%
83%
Female
59%
59%
First time
4%
59%
In-state
19%
68%
1st generation
45%
35%
White
51%
52%
Black
14%
14%
Hispanic
15%
15%
Asian
4%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
16%
12%