Headcounts and Directory Information
Buena Vista University (Buena Vista) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Storm Lake, IA. It has a total enrollment of 1,890 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1. It is a Master's College and University (medium programs) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Master's degree.
A total of 206 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Buena Vista. The average faculty salary is $62,380 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 467 employees work at Buena Vista. The average non-instructional staff salary is $59,042. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 610 W 4th St, Storm Lake, IA |
| Phone Number | 712-749-2400 |
| Web | https://www.bvu.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 13 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 64 Full-time / 142 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 272 Full-time / 195 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $62,380 |
| Staff Average Salary | $59,042 |
| Student Population | 1,890 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Buena Vista University, there are 467 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 272 full-time and 195 part-time staffs work at Buena Vista. By gender there are 185 male and 282 female employees.
Among them, 206 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 65 full-time and 142 part-time faculty. By gender there are 90 male and 117 female faculty teaching at Buena Vista.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 467 | 185 | 282 | 272 | 109 | 163 | 195 | 76 | 119 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 207 | 90 | 117 | 65 | 33 | 32 | 142 | 57 | 85 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 78 | 15 | 63 | 51 | 10 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 22 |
| Management | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 69 | 46 | 23 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Service | 34 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 18 | 16 | - | - | - |
| Sales and related | 15 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 30 | 1 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - |