Briar Cliff University Overview

Located in Sioux City, Iowa, Briar Cliff University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Briar Cliff is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Briar Cliff University Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Briar Cliff is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at Briar Cliff is the doctor's degree.
• In <nil>, 57% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Briar Cliff bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $49,246 a year. That's about 21% more than their peers at other schools.
• It takes the average Briar Cliff student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Briar Cliff University?

Contact details for Briar Cliff are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3303 Rebecca Street, Sioux City, IA 51104
Phone:	712-279-5321
Website:	www.briarcliff.edu

How Do I Get Into Briar Cliff?

You can apply to Briar Cliff online at: https://www.briarcliff.elluciancrmrecruit.com/Apply/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fApply

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

Can I Afford Briar Cliff University?

The overall average net price of Briar Cliff is $30,026. 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 Briar Cliff, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $6,405 a year. That adds up to $25,620 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Briar Cliff is 1.7%. 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.

Briar Cliff University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 766 undergraduate students at Briar Cliff, with 584 being full-time and 182 being part-time.

There are also 234 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 584 full-time undergraduates at Briar Cliff, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	127
White	317
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Briar Cliff University. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at Briar Cliff. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Rwanda, United Kingdom, and Ecuador.

Online Learning at Briar Cliff University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at Briar Cliff. In 2020-2021, 386 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 19th most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Briar Cliff

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Briar Cliff University was -2.4%. This is the #1,883 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Briar Cliff regardless of major.

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%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.