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Bellevue University

Bellevue University is a private campus in suburban Bellevue, NE.

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Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23
family-income band
$28,018
family income
under $30k
$28,266
$30–48k
$27,636
$48–75k
$30,117
$75–110k
$32,115
over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$17,5502023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

$10k$20k$30k200820232008: $5,9082009: $11,2182010: $6,0872011: $12,2372012: $20,1252013: $13,2772014: $8,7702015: $14,7722016: $11,9382017: $12,0552018: $15,6162019: $17,2882020: $15,7942021: $26,9462022: $28,3452023: $17,550$17,550
$10k$20k$30k200820232008: $5,9082009: $11,2182010: $6,0872011: $12,2372012: $20,1252013: $13,2772014: $8,7702015: $14,7722016: $11,9382017: $12,0552018: $15,6162019: $17,2882020: $15,7942021: $26,9462022: $28,3452023: $17,550$17,550

Average net price at Bellevue University rose from $5,908 (2008) to $17,550 (2023).

Average net price — data
YearNet price
2008$5,908
2009$11,218
2010$6,087
2011$12,237
2012$20,125
2013$13,277
2014$8,770
2015$14,772
2016$11,938
2017$12,055
2018$15,616
2019$17,288
2020$15,794
2021$26,946
2022$28,345
2023$17,550
IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$23,5312024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

$10k$20k$30k200920242009: $9,4772010: $11,7042011: $9,4952012: $13,4702013: $20,2502014: $15,4002015: $14,6762016: $19,4212017: $16,8652018: $18,5742019: $21,5682020: $22,9612021: $20,9302022: $31,5872023: $33,3152024: $23,531$23,531
$10k$20k$30k200920242009: $9,4772010: $11,7042011: $9,4952012: $13,4702013: $20,2502014: $15,4002015: $14,6762016: $19,4212017: $16,8652018: $18,5742019: $21,5682020: $22,9612021: $20,9302022: $31,5872023: $33,3152024: $23,531$23,531

Total cost at Bellevue University rose from $9,477 (2009) to $23,531 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
YearCost
2009$9,477
2010$11,704
2011$9,495
2012$13,470
2013$20,250
2014$15,400
2015$14,676
2016$19,421
2017$16,865
2018$18,574
2019$21,568
2020$22,961
2021$20,930
2022$31,587
2023$33,315
2024$23,531
IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

$4k$6k$8k200020232000: $4,0302002: $3,4502003: $3,5702004: $3,8102005: $4,9052006: $5,0852007: $5,4452008: $6,0302013: $6,3002014: $6,4502015: $7,0502016: $7,3652017: $7,7522018: $7,8272019: $7,8512020: $7,8512021: $8,3102022: $8,7902023: $8,886$8,886
$4k$6k$8k200020232000: $4,0302002: $3,4502003: $3,5702004: $3,8102005: $4,9052006: $5,0852007: $5,4452008: $6,0302013: $6,3002014: $6,4502015: $7,0502016: $7,3652017: $7,7522018: $7,8272019: $7,8512020: $7,8512021: $8,3102022: $8,7902023: $8,886$8,886

Tuition & fees — data
YearTuition & fees
2000$4,030
2002$3,450
2003$3,570
2004$3,810
2005$4,905
2006$5,085
2007$5,445
2008$6,030
2013$6,300
2014$6,450
2015$7,050
2016$7,365
2017$7,752
2018$7,827
2019$7,851
2020$7,851
2021$8,310
2022$8,790
2023$8,886
IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)
Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Bellevue University reports published tuition of $9,903 in this record. Bellevue University's $9,903 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Bellevue University reports 10,220 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

33% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Bellevue University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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33%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

20%40%60%entered 1996entered 2018entered 1996: 32.9%entered 1997: 18.5%entered 1998: 25.8%entered 1999: 28.4%entered 2000: 25%entered 2001: 18.3%entered 2002: 7%entered 2003: 40.4%entered 2004: 25.6%entered 2005: 37%entered 2006: 31.1%entered 2007: 39.4%entered 2008: 29.4%entered 2009: 18.2%entered 2010: 12.5%entered 2011: 16.7%entered 2013: 24.1%entered 2014: 22.7%entered 2015: 22.6%entered 2016: 40.7%entered 2017: 55.9%entered 2018: 33%33%
20%40%entered 1996entered 2018entered 1996: 32.9%entered 1997: 18.5%entered 1998: 25.8%entered 1999: 28.4%entered 2000: 25%entered 2001: 18.3%entered 2002: 7%entered 2003: 40.4%entered 2004: 25.6%entered 2005: 37%entered 2006: 31.1%entered 2007: 39.4%entered 2008: 29.4%entered 2009: 18.2%entered 2010: 12.5%entered 2011: 16.7%entered 2013: 24.1%entered 2014: 22.7%entered 2015: 22.6%entered 2016: 40.7%entered 2017: 55.9%entered 2018: 33%33%

The six-year graduation rate at Bellevue University fell from 32.9% (entered 1996) to 16.7% (entered 2011).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
YearGraduated within 6 yrs
1996 cohort32.9%
1997 cohort18.5%
1998 cohort25.8%
1999 cohort28.4%
2000 cohort25%
2001 cohort18.3%
2002 cohort7%
2003 cohort40.4%
2004 cohort25.6%
2005 cohort37%
2006 cohort31.1%
2007 cohort39.4%
2008 cohort29.4%
2009 cohort18.2%
2010 cohort12.5%
2011 cohort16.7%
2013 cohort24.1%
2014 cohort22.7%
2015 cohort22.6%
2016 cohort40.7%
2017 cohort55.9%
2018 cohort33%
IPEDS Entering cohorts 1996–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups
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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree
$5k$10k$15k$20kLeft school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $10,500Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $10,500Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $10,500Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $8,672Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $10,785Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $12,500Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $13,652Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $14,756Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $16,015Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $17,109Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $18,005Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $19,271Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $21,000Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $21,612Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $20,865Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $20,000$20,000 completedLeft school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $6,752Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $6,660Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $5,987Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $5,993Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $7,124Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $7,532Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $7,086Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $7,000Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $7,000Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $6,000Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $6,250Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $8,850Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $10,081Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $9,182Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $8,250Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $8,038$8,038 left
$5k$10k$15k$20kLeft school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $10,500Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $10,500Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $10,500Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $8,672Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $10,785Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $12,500Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $13,652Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $14,756Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $16,015Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $17,109Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $18,005Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $19,271Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $21,000Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $21,612Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $20,865Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $20,000$20,000 completedLeft school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $6,752Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $6,660Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $5,987Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $5,993Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $7,124Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $7,532Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $7,086Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $7,000Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $7,000Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $6,000Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $6,250Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $8,850Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $10,081Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $9,182Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $8,250Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $8,038$8,038 left

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
YearCompletedLeft without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)—$6,752
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)$10,500$6,660
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)$10,500$5,987
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)$10,500$5,993
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)$8,672$7,124
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)$10,785$7,532
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)$12,500$7,086
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)$13,652$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)$14,756$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)$16,015$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)$17,109$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)$18,005$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)$19,271$8,850
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)$21,000$10,081
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)$21,612$9,182
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)$20,865$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)$20,000$8,038
NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15
$57,732
6 years after entry
Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13
$59,118
8 years after entry
Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11
$61,289
10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies
$8,886 tuition · 2023–2410,220 undergraduates · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Bellevue University reported open admission for Fall 2024. No selective rate is shown; check Bellevue University's current entry requirements.

No charts are available for this topic in this school's published record.

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

10,220Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

4k6k8k10k200220242002: 3,0552003: 3,4052004: 3,9722005: 4,1252006: 4,8022007: 5,5152008: 5,6952009: 6,9132010: 6,6512011: 6,3122012: 6,1402013: 6,1342014: 6,1852015: 6,0022016: 5,4642017: 5,6652018: 6,3772019: 8,2042020: 9,6652021: 8,3782022: 10,3182023: 10,4262024: 10,22010,220
3k5k8k10k200220242002: 3,0552003: 3,4052004: 3,9722005: 4,1252006: 4,8022007: 5,5152008: 5,6952009: 6,9132010: 6,6512011: 6,3122012: 6,1402013: 6,1342014: 6,1852015: 6,0022016: 5,4642017: 5,6652018: 6,3772019: 8,2042020: 9,6652021: 8,3782022: 10,3182023: 10,4262024: 10,22010,220

Undergraduate enrollment at Bellevue University rose from 3,055 (Fall 2002) to 10,220 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
YearUndergraduates
Fall 20023,055
Fall 20033,405
Fall 20043,972
Fall 20054,125
Fall 20064,802
Fall 20075,515
Fall 20085,695
Fall 20096,913
Fall 20106,651
Fall 20116,312
Fall 20126,140
Fall 20136,134
Fall 20146,185
Fall 20156,002
Fall 20165,464
Fall 20175,665
Fall 20186,377
Fall 20198,204
Fall 20209,665
Fall 20218,378
Fall 202210,318
Fall 202310,426
Fall 202410,220
IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

58%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

40%60%80%200320232003: 62%2004: 63%2005: 64%2006: 28%2007: 28%2008: 38%2009: 38%2010: 50%2012: 50%2013: 48%2014: 63%2015: 55%2016: 74%2017: 77%2018: 78%2019: 51%2020: 72%2021: 51%2022: 51%2023: 58%58%2011: Fall 2011: not shown — the filed value contradicts adjacent years
40%60%80%200320232003: 62%2004: 63%2005: 64%2006: 28%2007: 28%2008: 38%2009: 38%2010: 50%2012: 50%2013: 48%2014: 63%2015: 55%2016: 74%2017: 77%2018: 78%2019: 51%2020: 72%2021: 51%2022: 51%2023: 58%58%2011: Fall 2011: not shown — the filed value contradicts adjacent years

First-year retention at Bellevue University rose from 50% (Fall 2012) to 58% (Fall 2023).

Cohorts at Bellevue University run small — a few students either way swings Bellevue University's percentages hard.

First-year retention — data
YearRetention
Fall 2003 cohort62%
Fall 2004 cohort63%
Fall 2005 cohort64%
Fall 2006 cohort28%
Fall 2007 cohort28%
Fall 2008 cohort38%
Fall 2009 cohort38%
Fall 2010 cohort50%
Fall 2011 cohort—
Fall 2012 cohort50%
Fall 2013 cohort48%
Fall 2014 cohort63%
Fall 2015 cohort55%
Fall 2016 cohort74%
Fall 2017 cohort77%
Fall 2018 cohort78%
Fall 2019 cohort51%
Fall 2020 cohort72%
Fall 2021 cohort51%
Fall 2022 cohort51%
Fall 2023 cohort58%
IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023
More about Bellevue University

Faculty pay at Bellevue University averages $80,520 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Bellevue University as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 10,220 undergraduates live off campus, and 57.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Bellevue University reported open admission in Fall 2024. Check today’s entry requirements.

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Bellevue University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Bellevue University$9,903
Nebraska median$20,640
National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Bellevue University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Bellevue University$61,289
Nebraska median$53,909
National median$53,781
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Bellevue University, Nebraska and national reference values
Metric & basisBellevue UniversityNebraska medianNational median
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid$9,903$20,640$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot$61,289$53,909$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Bellevue University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Bellevue University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 24 fields & earnings
Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$98,487
Education, General$93,688
Computer Programming$90,435
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$84,901
Business Administration, Management and Operations$84,019
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$83,581
Management Information Systems and Services$82,946
Computer and Information Sciences, General$80,378
Business/Commerce, General$71,128
Marketing$68,500
Human Resources Management and Services$66,702
Health and Medical Administrative Services$65,242
Accounting and Related Services$62,349
Communication and Media Studies$61,294
Criminal Justice and Corrections$57,178
Psychology, General$56,540
Legal Professions and Studies, Other$56,136
Biology, General$54,821
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$54,444
Non-Professional Legal Studies$54,320
Social Sciences, General$49,304
Security Science and Technology$49,052
Design and Applied Arts$48,632
Human Services, General$36,592

These 24 fields listed for Bellevue University measure earnings after completion. The $61,289 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 28 additional Bellevue University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Bellevue University cost?

At Bellevue University, tuition is $9,903. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Bellevue University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $61,289. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

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Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.

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