Briar Cliff University
Private College in Sioux City, IA. Six-year graduation rate 48%. Median 10-year earnings $54,475.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $54,475 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 48%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $23,250, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 1.0 — limited economic uplift documented
Academics
48% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 64% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. A 10:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 674 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $23,263 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $17,764 at the $0–30k band to $27,328 at $110k+. Most students get help: 100% receive grants worth $25,214 on average. Most students borrow — 56% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 152 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $17,764 |
| $30–48k | $14,604 |
| $48–75k | $25,516 |
| $75–110k | $30,156 |
| $110k+ | $27,328 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 378 of these 674 students, totalling $3,279,969 — an average of $8,677 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Woodbury County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring, Heightened Cash Monitoring (Compliance Audit Late or Missing); Heightened Cash Monitoring; School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)