Brescia University
Owensboro, Kentucky · Website
$45,500
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$45,500
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Brescia University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Owensboro, Kentucky with 545 undergraduates and 130 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $8,709 a year (tuition and fees $31,550). It admits 35% of applicants and 54% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $45,500 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $29,430 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$8,709
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$31,550
US median $11,837
Admission rate
35%
US median 78%
Completion rate
54%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$29,430
About $312 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$45,500
Rank 1,934 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
- $8,709
- Tuition and fees
- $31,550
- Cost of attendance
- $44,328
- Students with a need-based grant
- 43%
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,977
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,343
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,984
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $8,910
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $5,548
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 $20,440 in 2015-16 to $31,550 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
- 35%
- SAT reading, middle
- 525
- SAT math, middle
- 530
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 545
- Graduate students
- 130
- Part-time students
- 12%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 54%
- Retention rate
- 67%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 49
- Endowment
- $17.5M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
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 1,934 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 70 in Kentucky (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $8,709 | $16,512 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $31,550 | $11,652 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 35% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 54% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 67% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $29,430 | $13,521 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,897 | $31,816 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $45,500 | $36,235 | $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. 49% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 68% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
49 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $35,500 | $37,841 | $56,285 | $51,790 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 21 | $26,796 | $46,895 | $50,197 | $65,123 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $29,820 | $22,619 | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 18 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,928 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Psychology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | $20,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $39,422 |
| Applied MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,535 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Owensboro and Kentucky on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Kentucky
- Homes: Homes for sale in Kentucky
Questions and answers
How much does Brescia University cost?
$8,709 a year is the average net price at Brescia University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $31,550, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $44,328. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,977 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Brescia University?
35% of applicants are admitted to Brescia University. The median admission rate of colleges in Kentucky is 81%.
How much do Brescia University graduates earn?
$45,500 a year is the median pay of former Brescia University students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,897 after 6 years). That ranks 1,934 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 70 in Kentucky. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Social Work (Master's) at $46,895.
How much student debt do Brescia University graduates have?
$29,430 is the median federal student loan debt of Brescia University graduates, about $312 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 52% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Brescia University?
54% of first-time, full-time students at Brescia University finish within 6 years. 67% 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 Brescia University?
Social Work (41 bachelor's graduates), Social Work (21 master's graduates), Psychology, General (20 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 49 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.