Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE · Private nonprofit · 10,220 undergrads (medium, suburb) · website ↗

Open admission
$50 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$17,561
$30,000 – $48,000	$18,288
$48,000 – $75,000	$16,324
$75,000 – $110,000	$18,262
Over $110,000	$17,231
All incomes (average)	$17,550

Sticker tuition and fees: $9,903 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Bellevue University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$11,235
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$12,372
Books and supplies	$1,290
Other expenses, on campus	$5,500
Other expenses, off campus	$5,500

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (170 of them) in 2022–23; 64% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	55%	$6,685
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	36%	$4,117
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	30%	$6,638
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	28%	$6,008

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: —
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: —
Students with Pell grants: 30%
Graduation rate (6yr): 33%
Freshman retention: 58%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $61,289
Median debt at graduation: $20,000
International undergrads: 3 (0%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Open admission
Application fee: $50
Students per faculty member: 12 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 12%

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

Not reported (open admission).

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business51%

Computer Science22%

Health & Nursing7%

Social Sciences6%

Kinesiology & Sports Science2%

Visual & Performing Arts2%

Psychology2%

Criminal Justice1%

Communications & Media1%

History1%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (30)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	481	$64,078	$84,019national $68,257	$22,875
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	211	$65,095	$84,901national $85,063	$24,629
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services	199	$67,452	$83,581national $28,311	$19,499
Computer and Information Sciences, General	115	$71,292	$80,378national $92,374	$17,897
Social Sciences, General	113	$45,545	$49,304national $53,366	$25,000
Health and Medical Administrative Services	105	$56,983	$65,242national $58,716	$25,000
Human Resources Management and Services	100	$58,128	$66,702national $68,069	$25,000
Computer Programming	89	$69,872	$90,435national $83,439	$17,375
Management Information Systems and Services	70	$73,827	$82,946national $83,290	$24,238
Business/Commerce, General	65	$58,309	$71,128national $68,407	$22,750
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	52	—	—national $88,910	$15,042
Psychology, General	46	$38,624	$56,540national $50,706	$24,633
Hospitality Administration/Management	45	$41,475	—national $56,726	$22,443
Non-Professional Legal Studies	32	$44,026	$54,320national $61,959	$25,000
Design and Applied Arts	31	$39,920	$48,632national $51,490	$19,367
Criminal Justice and Corrections	28	$49,485	$57,178national $55,378	$21,683
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	26	$47,427	$54,444national $54,562	$16,485
Human Services, General	21	—	$36,592national $48,597	$10,351
Accounting and Related Services	18	$54,672	$62,349national $76,194	$29,062
History	17	$41,131	—national $50,680	—
Communication and Media Studies	16	$46,150	$61,294national $56,359	—
Homeland Security	15	$68,571	—national $70,193	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	11	$43,109	—national $50,523	$25,000
Biology, General	7	$55,523	$54,821national $57,214	—
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	4	—	$98,487national $75,399	—
Marketing	2	$51,295	$68,500national $69,303	—
Education, General	1	—	$93,688national $49,808	—
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	—	$57,382	$56,136national $57,149	—
Security Science and Technology	0	—	$49,052national $57,805	—
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	0	$58,023	—national $68,245	—

Master's degrees (18)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	179	$85,820	$94,370national $103,485	$43,002
Human Resources Management and Services	140	$66,964	$78,226national $83,558	$48,000
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	137	$59,419	—national $59,571	$70,676
Data Science	109	$86,893	—	$41,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General	107	$104,161	$136,523national $124,201	$38,030
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	60	$58,793	—national $65,184	$41,000
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	49	$110,453	$126,292national $121,855	$50,423
Social Sciences, General	33	$53,952	$56,332national $65,443	$76,154
Health and Medical Administrative Services	30	$92,633	$89,671national $89,981	$46,349
Information Science/Studies	29	$96,160	$102,118national $112,705	—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	24	$49,493	—national $58,524	$63,166
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	20	$56,950	—national $80,125	—
Marketing	18	$74,710	$76,788national $79,106	$40,498
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	15	$94,409	$75,660national $124,807	$65,423
Criminal Justice and Corrections	14	$60,908	$92,230national $66,714	—
Finance and Financial Management Services	11	$86,357	—national $110,694	—
Public Administration	8	$60,209	$78,464national $81,408	$41,000
Accounting and Related Services	7	$67,176	$76,877national $95,833	—

Doctoral degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	19	—	—national $113,566	$123,822

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 41 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 1000 Galvin Rd S, Bellevue, NE 68005-3098
Phone: (402) 291-8100
Institutional accreditor: Higher Learning Commission

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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