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Brescia University is a private regional college located in Owensboro, Kentucky. Brescia University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Brescia University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $37,575 10 years after enrolling, 21st in Kentucky, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Brescia University bachelor students earn 0% more than the national average.
Brescia University’s median net annual cost of $13,831 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Brescia University sorted by number of graduates - Social Work, Liberal Arts and Sciences - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$13,831
Average years to graduate
4.6
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
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 1 graduate programs at Brescia University - Social Work - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 39% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Brescia University is 12% lower than the state average, and 10% below the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Brescia University, Pell Grant recipients represent 8% of the measured graduating class, 27% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Brescia University graduates within 4.7 years.
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.
Brescia University’s economic mobility score of 1.45 is calculated by adjusting the 7.71 economic score of lower-income students by the 8% pell grant recipients within the student body. Brescia University’s EMS of 1.45 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
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 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Brescia University pays $13,831 a year, $26,269 less than the $40,100 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 $13,831
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Brescia University, 89% 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 $13,831 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 44% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,446. This is 10% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,446
Pell grants
$4,516
State grants
$5,018
Institutional grants
$18,008
Brescia University offers 6 online bachelor programs, all of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Brescia University offers 4 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
10
Percentage of programs online
29%
Brescia University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 53% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,952 applicants, of which 1,037 were admitted and 125 enrolled. Brescia University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
71%
83%
Female
74%
59%
First time
36%
59%
In-state
75%
68%
1st generation
45%
35%
White
63%
52%
Black
12%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
14%
12%