Briar Cliff University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 180,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (75%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 563
Men / Women 57% / 43%
From State 34%
From Region 28%
Athletes 395 (70.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Hispanic 15%
International 14%
Black 8%
Mixed 4%
Native American 2%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Briar Cliff University 142 44% 61% 1% 6% 18% 5% $68,605 39 +0.13 62 98% 5.6%
Computer Science 3 +1 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,941 6 -1.23 82 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $72,269 61 +0.07 69 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,913 54 +0.04 68 — — — — —
Biology 9 — 11% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $68,026 59 +0.18 61 — — — — —
Environmental Science — +2 — — — — — — $58,971 56 +0.04 38 — — — — —
Exercise Science 16 — 62% 69% 0% 6% 12% 12% $62,159 52 +0.04 47 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 5 — 40% 40% 0% 0% 20% 0% $61,747 51 -0.00 45 — — — — —
Nursing 16 — 19% 56% 6% 6% 25% 0% $96,834 75 +0.46 92 100% — — — —
Radiation Therapy 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $73,950 29 -0.45 72 — — — — —
Accounting 6 — 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $74,655 24 -0.80 73 95% — — — —
Business Administration 24 +4 67% 33% 4% 12% 25% 8% $72,078 49 -0.29 69 100% 4.1% — — —
International Business — +2 — — — — — — $75,491 43 -0.36 74 — — — — —
Marketing 2 +7 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,610 33 -0.46 68 — — — — —
Operations Management — — — — — — — — $72,078 8 -1.17 69 100% 4.1% — — —
Recreation Management 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,763 56 +0.02 43 — — — — —
Sport Management 4 +3 100% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,159 55 +0.09 47 100% — — — —
English — — — — — — — — $53,104 57 +0.08 22 — — — — —
History — +1 — — — — — — $55,559 51 -0.13 29 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,084 76 +0.36 44 — — — — —
Theology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,875 76 +0.37 24 — — — — —
Applied Behavior Analysis 7 — 14% 71% 0% 0% 0% 14% $60,269 81 +0.79 42 — — — — —
Psychology 1 +9 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,935 74 +0.59 38 — — — — —
Social Work 21 — 14% 76% 0% 5% 14% 0% $59,820 87 +0.78 40 95% 7.4% — — —
Sports Communication 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $61,456 52 -0.04 45 — — — — —
Elementary Education 4 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,466 56 +0.03 21 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $55,774 52 -0.19 29 — — — — —
Physical Education — — — — — — — — $56,050 46 -0.21 30 — — — — —
Secondary Education 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,466 37 -0.31 21 — — — — —
Graphic Design 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,906 30 -0.48 24 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 9 — 44% 33% 0% 11% 56% 0% $63,734 75 +0.53 51 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $39,543
ROI Percentile 62th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 64%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 28.2% 40 38% 60% 2% 5% 20% 5% $76,862 49 +0.17 76 100% —
Business & Economics 26.8% 38 68% 50% 3% 8% 16% 8% $70,821 28 -0.32 66 99% 4.1%
Social Sciences 21.8% 31 19% 71% 0% 6% 13% 3% $59,998 56 +0.72 41 95% 7.4%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.0% 10 20% 80% 0% 10% 10% 0% $68,415 52 +0.17 62 — —
Professional 6.3% 9 44% 33% 0% 11% 56% 0% $63,734 40 +0.53 51 — —
Education 4.2% 6 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,466 42 -0.08 21 — —
Computer Science 2.1% 3 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,941 8 -1.23 82 — —
Arts 1.4% 2 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,906 61 -0.48 24 — —
Humanities 1.4% 2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,480 63 +0.37 34 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $72,269 33 +0.07 69 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 96 $1.6M $1.6M $1K
Baseball 52 $617K $614K $3K
Track & Field (combined) 43 $355K $351K $3K
Soccer 42 $631K $626K $4K
Basketball 30 $516K $515K $1K
Wrestling 28 $484K $483K $173
Other Sports 18 $457K $457K $410
Golf 14 $226K $225K $1K
Total 262 $4.9M $4.9M $16K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Volleyball 35 $614K $613K $1K
Track & Field (combined) 33 $196K $193K $3K
Softball 32 $552K $551K $397
Basketball 29 $562K $561K $671
Soccer 28 $478K $476K $1K
Golf 7 $111K $110K $783
Other Sports 1 $25K $25K $22
Total 133 $2.5M $2.5M $9K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 96 $1.6M $1.6M $1K
Track & Field (combined) 76 $552K $545K $7K
Soccer 70 $1.1M $1.1M $6K
Basketball 59 $1.1M $1.1M $2K
Baseball 52 $617K $614K $3K
Volleyball 35 $614K $613K $1K
Softball 32 $552K $551K $397
Wrestling 28 $484K $483K $173
Golf 21 $338K $336K $1K
Other Sports 19 $483K $482K $432
Total 395 $8.2M $8.2M $25K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 95% 95% 95%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional