Buena Vista University
School info
4
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.3
Food
3.1
Clubs
3.7
Facilities
4
Internet
3.9
Location
3.3
Opportunities
4.1
Safety
4.6
Social
3.7
Happiness
4.5
Basic Information
Location
- Lakeside, IA
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private university
- Established: 1891; 133 years ago (1891)
- Founder: Presbyterian Church
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Nearly 70
Key Area
- Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscope
- Gas chromatography-mass
- State-of-the-art labs
- Agricultural science research
- Biomedical sciences
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 1,973
- Undergraduates: 1,474
- Postgraduates: 499
Notable Alumni
- Nate Bjorkgren
- Jim Doran
- Jesse Schmidt
- Ken Carlson
- Lindsay Peoples Wagner
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Good reviews
Overall 5
I like it a lot.
Overall 4.5
Excellent University
Overall 4.4
I love that this university has gps locations and I can attend near my home town. It makes it very easy to be in school while raising my family. The staff is excellent and very helpful.
Overall 4.2
BVU is the best place on Earth!
Overall 4.2
The professors are awesome once you get involved and buckle down. The first year, I was stupid about my time and priorities and blew off stuff that I shouldn't have. Once I started to focus the professors were very supportive. They get the game...see it every year. Its a good school if you invest.
Overall 4
The location isn't the best - 3 hours to any big city. Everything else on campus is great. Travel is encouraged and J-term was great for internships. Everyone in my discipline gets decent jobs, so I hope the same happens to me. I had some bumps my freshmen year, but I;m glad I stuck it our. BVU is a great school- GO BEAVERS!
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