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Bellevue UniversityBellevue, NE · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (19% of graduates). 12 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 59% of colleges. 12% of faculty are full-time. Spends $2,786 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

2,268 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 48% of graduates; 51 programs in 16 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020119% 440
    Graduates in this field earn $84,019 4 years out
  2. Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance 11.10038.9% 202
    Graduates in this field earn $84,901 4 years out
  3. Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician 52.04108.6% 195
    Graduates in this field earn $83,581 4 years out
  4. Project Management 52.02115.7% 130
    Graduates in this field earn $84,019 4 years out
  5. Health/Health Care Administration/Management 51.07015.3% 121
    Graduates in this field earn $65,242 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 12% → 22% of graduates since 2014–15 (500 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$98,487 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $75,543

    4 years after completion$98,487
    National median: $75,399Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $64,048 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 11 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Education, General$93,688 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $68,730

    4 years after completion$93,688
    National median: $49,808Above typical

    Median federal debt: $22,750 · 9 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Computer Programming$90,435 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $69,254

    4 years after completion$90,435
    National median: $83,439Above typical

    Median federal debt: $20,517 · 134 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$84,901 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $67,678

    4 years after completion$84,901
    National median: $85,063About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $72,943 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $19,922 · 374 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Business Administration, Management and Operations$84,019 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $60,931

    4 years after completion$84,019
    National median: $68,257Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $59,897 · Non-Pell: $94,100(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,192 · 1,043 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college12 to 1
12 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 59% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty12%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$60,392

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$2,786
$2,786
← Lessmore than 3% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$11,130
$11,130
← Lessmore than 21% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)