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Brescia University Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
50% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Brescia University Ranked?

#1,568 Best Colleges in Nation
#18 Best Colleges in KY
Social Work Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Brescia University as #1,568 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.

Out of the 39 colleges in Kentucky, Brescia University is ranked at #18.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Brescia University?

50% Acceptance Rate
68% Of Accepted Are Women
1% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Brescia University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 50%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

About 1% of students accepted to Brescia University submitted their SAT scores.Brescia University received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students.

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Brescia University Faculty

9 to 1 Student to Faculty
44% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Brescia University it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Brescia University is 44%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  44 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Brescia University

77% Freshmen Retention
26% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Brescia University has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  77 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Brescia University is 26%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  26 out of 100
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100

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Brescia University Undergraduate Student Diversity

711 Full-Time Undergraduates
21.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
61.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 893 undergraduates at Brescia University with 711 being full-time and 182 being part-time.

How Much Does Brescia University Cost?

$16,787 Net Price
48% Take Out Loans
$23,424 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Brescia University is $16,787. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Brescia University

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$16,232$12,346$15,209$18,501$20,434

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Brescia University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Brescia University, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $5,856 a year. That adds up to $23,424 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Brescia University Graduates Make?

$45,500 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Brescia University with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $45,500 in their early years. This is good news for future Brescia University graduates since it is 8% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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Location of Brescia University

Kentucky State
711 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Located in Owensboro, Kentucky, Brescia University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for Brescia University are given below.

Contact Details
Address:717 Frederica St, Owensboro, KY 42301-3023
Phone:270-685-3131
Website:www.brescia.edu/

Brescia University Majors

30 Majors With Completions
486 Undergraduate Degrees
486 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 30 majors graduated from Brescia University. Of these students, 486 received undergraduate degrees and 486 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Social Work79$37,841
General Psychology36$22,619
General Business/Commerce35NA
Accounting14NA
General Biology11NA
Liberal Arts General Studies10NA
Business Administration & Management7$42,269
Teacher Education Grade Specific6NA
Communication Sciences6NA
Computer Information Systems5NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Brescia University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Brescia University

71% Take At Least One Class Online
37% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2022-2023, 457 students took at least one online class at Brescia University. This is a decrease from the 594 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-2023457241
2021-2022594293
2020-2021483356
2018-2019443443

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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