Buena Vista University Student Population

How many students at Buena Vista?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Buena Vista University has a total enrollment of 1,890 students, including 1,436 undergraduate and 454 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 609 male students (32.2%) and 1,281 female students (67.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,518 White students (80.3%) and 193 Hispanic students (10.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,436 undergraduate students (76%) and 454 graduate students (24%).
• Class Delivery: 1,080 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 74 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - Buena Vista's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 609 male (32.22%) and 1,281 female (67.78%) students are attending Buena Vista University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 47.54.

By class level, 1,436 (75.98%) are undergraduate students and 454 (24.02%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 36.14% are male and 63.86% are female, while among graduate students, 19.82% are male and 80.18% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,518 White, 46 Black, and 30 Asian students out of a total of 1,890 are attending at Buena Vista University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Buena Vista University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 34.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Buena Vista has 20 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 1,062 students under 25 years old, and 828 students over 25 years old out of 1,890 total students.

Buena Vista has 1,002 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 434 students aged 25 and over.

It has 60 graduate students aged under 25 and 394 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Buena Vista University, 1,080 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 74 students are enrolled in some online courses.

988 students who live in Iowa or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 92 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,436 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 165 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.49%.124 students have transferred in as full-time status and 41 students transferred in as part-time status.