Briar Cliff University

What's special

• Briar Cliff University requires all undergraduate students to perform 20 hours of community service each academic year.

  Source: A University Focused on Serving | Briar Cliff University

Written by us from the linked sources and checked against them on November 5, 2026. Programs and policies change, so confirm details with the school.

Getting in

Admit rate

Open admissionAdmits nearly everyone who applies.Source: College Scorecard

Test policy

Not reportedSource: College Scorecard

SAT (middle 50%)

Not reportedSource: College Scorecard

ACT (middle 50%)

Not reportedSource: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.

Average net price

$27,472full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard

Total cost of attendance

$58,112sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard

Tuition

$39,064Source: College Scorecard

After you enroll

Graduation rate

47%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard

Came back for year two

64%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard

Median earnings

$59,64310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation

$20,792federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard

Students

Undergraduates

624Source: College Scorecard

Receive Pell grants

29%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard

First-generation students

36%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard

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