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Briar Cliff University is a private national university located in Sioux City, Iowa. Briar Cliff University has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Briar Cliff University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $47,922 10 years after enrolling, 20th in Iowa, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Briar Cliff University bachelor students earn 3% more than the national average. Briar Cliff University is ranked 16th in Iowa.
Briar Cliff University’s median net annual cost of $22,212 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Briar Cliff University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Education, Criminology, Accounting, Health & Fitness - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$22,212
Average years to graduate
4.2
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.
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 Briar Cliff University - Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 50% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Briar Cliff University is 15% lower than the state average, and 17% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Briar Cliff University, Pell Grant recipients represent 33% of the measured graduating class, 2% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Briar Cliff University graduates within 4.3 years.
Briar Cliff University is in the bottom 50% 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.
Briar Cliff University’s economic mobility score of 6.09 is calculated by adjusting the 7.62 economic score of lower-income students by the 33% pell grant recipients within the student body. Briar Cliff University’s EMS of 6.09 ranks in the bottom 10% 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 10%
The average Title IV recipient at Briar Cliff University pays $22,212 a year, $25,678 less than the $47,890 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 $22,212
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Briar Cliff University, 99% 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 $22,212 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 70% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,405. This is 16% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,210
Pell grants
$4,398
State grants
$6,351
Institutional grants
$22,247
Briar Cliff University offers 7 online bachelor programs, one of which is held exclusively online. At the master’s level Briar Cliff University offers 6 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
13
Hybrid programs
6
Percentage of programs online
22%
Full time
84%
83%
Female
57%
59%
First time
48%
59%
In-state
34%
68%
1st generation
36%
35%
White
56%
52%
Black
10%
14%
Hispanic
21%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
10%
12%