Bellevue University
Bellevue, Nebraska · Website
$61,289
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$61,289
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Bellevue University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Bellevue, Nebraska with 10,220 undergraduates and 3,630 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $17,550 a year (tuition and fees $9,903). 33% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $61,289 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,550
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$9,903
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
33%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,000
About $212 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$61,289
Rank 743 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $17,550
- Tuition and fees
- $9,903
- Cost of attendance
- $23,531
- Students with a need-based grant
- 30%
- Students with federal loans
- 23%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,561
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,288
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,324
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,262
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,231
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,050 in 2015-16 to $9,903 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 10,220
- Graduate students
- 3,630
- Part-time students
- 34%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 33%
- Retention rate
- 58%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 85
- Endowment
- $117.8M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 743 of 5,094 US colleges and 6 of 35 in Nebraska (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NE median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,550 | $16,590 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,903 | $9,310 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 79% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 33% | 55% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 58% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,000 | $19,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $57,732 | $40,857 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $61,289 | $48,110 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 53% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 83% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
85 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 478 | $24,192 | $60,931 | $84,019 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 229 | $42,184 | $81,054 | $94,370 | $103,485 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 166 | $19,922 | $67,678 | $84,901 | $85,063 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 115 | $18,750 | $66,401 | $83,581 | $28,311 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 105 | $22,875 | $58,128 | $71,128 | $68,407 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 103 | $25,000 | $37,335 | $49,304 | $53,366 |
| Data ScienceOnlineMaster's | Master's | 101 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 99 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 94 | $22,253 | $60,188 | $80,378 | $92,374 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | $22,771 | $52,634 | $65,242 | $58,716 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 77 | $25,000 | $53,007 | $66,702 | $68,069 |
| Computer ProgrammingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $20,517 | $69,254 | $90,435 | $83,439 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineMaster's | Master's | 59 | $39,039 | $96,430 | $126,292 | $121,855 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $24,139 | $67,262 | $82,946 | $83,290 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,178 | $55,378 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 46 | $45,161 | $87,553 | $136,523 | $124,201 |
| Design and Applied ArtsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $20,834 | $39,313 | $48,632 | $51,490 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 44 | $41,000 | $58,122 | $78,226 | $83,558 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $28,125 | $53,819 | $62,349 | $76,194 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 40 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $20,677 | $38,928 | $56,540 | $50,706 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 38 | $65,092 | $45,614 | $56,332 | $65,443 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 33 | $41,000 | $81,308 | $89,671 | $89,981 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,910 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Bellevue and Nebraska on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Nebraska
Questions and answers
How much does Bellevue University cost?
$17,550 a year is the average net price at Bellevue University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,903, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,531. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,561 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Bellevue University?
Bellevue University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Bellevue University graduates earn?
$61,289 a year is the median pay of former Bellevue University students who work, 10 years after they started ($57,732 after 6 years). That ranks 743 of 5,094 US colleges and 6 of 35 in Nebraska. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Human Resources Management and Services (Doctoral) at $96,524.
How much student debt do Bellevue University graduates have?
$20,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Bellevue University graduates, about $212 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 23% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Bellevue University?
33% of first-time, full-time students at Bellevue University finish within 6 years. 58% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Bellevue University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (478 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (229 master's graduates), Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (166 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 85 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.