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Bellevue University Overview

Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Bellevue, Nebraska. Bellevue is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Bellevue University Known For?

1,651 Undergraduate Awards
$20,235 Avg Cost After Aid
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Bellevue University.
  • In 2017-2018, 19% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Bellevue University with a bachelor's degree make about $53,600 a year. That's 31% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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Bellevue University Rankings

We have ranked Bellevue University as #379 out of 2,587 colleges and universities in the country in our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #4 out of 22 schools in Nebraska.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Bellevue University has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#176 Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Bellevue University.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Business Support & Assistance Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Other Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#45 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#61 Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#80 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#99 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Bellevue University has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Business Support & Assistant Services Schools College Factual
#1 Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Other General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations Schools College Factual
#1 Best Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician Schools College Factual
#15 Best Management Information Systems Schools College Factual
#30 Best Teaching Schools Teaching Degree Search

Where Is Bellevue University?

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Contact details for Bellevue University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1000 Galvin Rd S, Bellevue, NE 68005-3098
Phone: 402-291-8100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BellevueUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BellevueU

How Do I Get Into Bellevue University?

You can apply to Bellevue University online at: www.bellevue.edu/application/

As long as you submit the requested materials to Bellevue University when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Bellevue University?

$20,235 Net Price
48% Take Out Loans
6.0% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Bellevue University is $20,235. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Bellevue University, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $4,619 a year. That adds up to $18,476 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bellevue University is 6.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bellevue University Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,302 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 9,665 undergraduate students at Bellevue University, with 6,302 being full-time and 3,363 being part-time.

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There are also 3,394 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,302 full-time undergraduates at Bellevue University, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bellevue University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 199
Black or African American 739
Hispanic or Latino 908
White 3,350
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,099

Geographic Diversity

Nebraska students aren't the only ones who study at Bellevue University. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 42 countries are represented at Bellevue University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Bellevue University

12,090 Took All Classes Online
12,555 Took At Least One Class Online
15.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 58 bachelor’s degree and 27 master’s degree programs available online at Bellevue University. In 2019-2020, 12,555 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bellevue University has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the most popular in Nebraska for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Bellevue University Rankings

The following table shows how Bellevue University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Public Relations & Advertising #1 #1
General English Literature #1 #1
Sustainability Science #1 #1
Business Support & Assistant Services #1 #1
Visual & Performing Arts #1 #1
Marketing #1 #1
General Social Sciences #1 #1
Homeland Security #1 #1
Industrial Production Technology #1 #1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #1 #1
Fine & Studio Arts #1 #1
English Language & Literature #1 #1
Legal Professions (Other) #1 #1
General Education #1 #1
Health & Medical Administrative Services #4 #4
Communication & Media Studies #4 #1
Computer Programming #4 #4
Information Science #4 #1
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #4 #4
Legal Professions #4 #4
History #4 #1
Non-Professional General Legal Studies #4 #4
History #4 #1
Mathematics #4 #1
International Business #4 #1
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #4 #1
General Biology #4 #1
International Relations & National Security #4 #4
General Business/Commerce #7 #4
Human Services #7 #4
Health & Physical Education #7 #4
Teacher Education Grade Specific #7 #7
Education #7 #4
Information Technology #7 #7
Public Administration #7 #7
Management Information Systems #7 #7
Philosophy & Religious Studies #7 #1
Human Resource Management #7 #4
Accounting #7 #7
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #7 #4
Mathematics & Statistics #7 #4
Communication & Journalism #7 #1
Philosophy #7 #4
Public Administration & Social Service #10 #7
Computer Information Systems #10 #10
Hospitality Management #10 #4
Mental & Social Health Services #13 #7
Engineering Technologies #13 #10
Health Professions #13 #10
Finance & Financial Management #15 #12
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #16 #13
Sociology #16 #7
General Psychology #16 #7
Psychology #22 #13
Instructional Media Design #28 #7

Online Growth Rankings of Bellevue University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bellevue University was 15.2%. This is the #723 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Bellevue University regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Bellevue University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting 7%
Business Administration & Management 21%
Business Support & Assistant Services 64%
Business, Management & Marketing 4%
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 63%
Computer & Information Sciences 7%
Computer Programming 19%
Finance & Financial Management 45%
General Sales & Marketing 24%
History 67%
History 67%
Homeland Security 50%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 8%
Human Resource Management 6%
Human Services 11%
Information Science 11%
Information Technology 11%
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 30%
Mathematics 60%
Mathematics & Statistics 60%
Philosophy 50%
Philosophy & Religious Studies 50%
Psychology 16%
Public Administration 26%
Public Administration & Social Service 17%
Visual & Performing Arts 57%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Bellevue University ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Bellevue University.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Legal Professions (Other) #12
Sustainability Science #14
Philosophy #14
Industrial Production Technology #15
International Relations & National Security #16
Non-Professional General Legal Studies #22
Interdisciplinary Studies #24
Fine & Studio Arts #25
Mathematics #35
Public Relations & Advertising #44
General Sales & Marketing #46
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #50
Philosophy & Religious Studies #51
Human Services #52
Mathematics & Statistics #53
Sociology #54
General Social Sciences #54
History #55
History #55
Hospitality Management #60
Homeland Security #67
General English Literature #69
International Business #69
Health & Physical Education #70
Information Science #71
Communication & Media Studies #71
Design & Applied Arts #77
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #79
General Education #79
Public Administration #84
Management Information Systems #92
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #96
Computer Programming #98
Mental & Social Health Services #99
Instructional Media Design #107
Legal Professions #114
Finance & Financial Management #115
English Language & Literature #117
Engineering Technologies #131
Visual & Performing Arts #133
General Psychology #134
Communication & Journalism #137
Business Support & Assistant Services #143
Marketing #153
General Business/Commerce #175
Social Sciences #181
Public Administration & Social Service #183
Human Resource Management #185
Psychology #196
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #199
Information Technology #214
Computer Information Systems #239
Teacher Education Grade Specific #254
Health & Medical Administrative Services #350
Criminal Justice & Corrections #362
Accounting #380
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #453
Computer & Information Sciences #476

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Bellevue University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 360 315 0 675
Information Technology 150 85 0 235
General Social Sciences 104 88 0 192
General Business/Commerce 143 6 0 149
Human Resource Management 71 62 5 138
Business Support & Assistant Services 135 0 0 135
Computer Information Systems 68 41 0 109
Management Information Systems 92 0 0 92
Health & Medical Administrative Services 5 68 0 73
Information Science 7 58 0 65
Computer Programming 54 0 0 54
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 50 0 50
Fine & Studio Arts 48 0 0 48
Legal Professions (Other) 46 0 0 46
Accounting 31 11 0 42
Marketing 19 20 0 39
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 36 0 36
Human Services 29 7 0 36
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 19 16 0 35
Design & Applied Arts 34 0 0 34
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 31 0 0 31
General Biology 26 0 0 26
General Psychology 26 0 0 26
General Sales & Marketing 25 0 0 25
Public Administration 0 23 0 23
Public Relations & Advertising 9 13 0 22
Finance & Financial Management 11 9 0 20
International Business 16 0 0 16
Homeland Security 16 0 0 16
Health & Physical Education 14 0 0 14
International Relations & National Security 6 8 0 14
Communication & Media Studies 12 0 0 12
General Education 12 0 0 12
Hospitality Management 8 0 0 8
Sustainability Science 7 0 0 7
History 6 0 0 6
Instructional Media Design 0 5 0 5
Mathematics 5 0 0 5
General English Literature 2 1 0 3
Mental & Social Health Services 0 3 0 3
Philosophy 2 0 0 2
Teacher Education Grade Specific 1 0 0 1
Sociology 1 0 0 1
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,651 925 5 2,581

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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