🎓 College profile

Brescia University

KY · Private nonprofit · Small city · 2,534 applicants 2023

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Strong target

Selective but achievable for strong students. Affordable on average — net price runs around $8,709/yr.

✅ Best for

  • Strong overall academic profile (3.9+ GPA in rigorous coursework + strong essays — school is test-optional, so transcript carries the most weight)
  • Students drawn to Public Administration & Social Services or Business, Management, & Marketing (the two biggest majors)
  • Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Total enrollment
545
Under 1,000
In-state tuition
$31,550
sticker, before aid
Tuition
$31,550
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)
Admit rate
34.6%
Selective
Test policy
Test-optional
2023
10-yr earnings
$45,500
median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$39,897
Earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$45,500
4-year completion
54%
Median debt (completers)
$29,430
Cost of attendance
$44,328
sticker price, not net
Pell-eligible students
43%

💰 True ROI

13.1× return

What families actually pay (after aid) vs. the sticker — and how 10-yr earnings stack against the real cost. Most sites quote sticker; we quote what families really pay.

What families actually pay (4 yrs)
$34,836
$8,709/yr avg net
Aid that hides behind the sticker
$142,476
vs sticker $177,312
10-yr earnings total
$455,000
$45,500/yr median, 10 yrs out
Years to recoup actual cost
0.8 yrs
at the median earnings rate

"True ROI" = (10-yr median earnings × 10) ÷ (actual 4-yr net price). The actual net is from Scorecard (average across all families); your family's net price will vary by income — see the breakdown above. Earnings are 10 years after enrollment (Scorecard PP-FOS, all majors combined).

💰 What families actually pay

Net price by family income

Net price = sticker price minus grant aid. This is what families actually pay out-of-pocket after scholarships and need-based aid — the most honest affordability signal there is. At Brescia University, the average net price is $8,709/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k
$8,977/yr
Family income $30-48k
$9,343/yr
Family income $48-75k
$12,984/yr
Family income $75-110k
$8,910/yr
Family income $110k+
$5,548/yr

🔎 Earning over $110K? The federal brackets above lump every family from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

Need-based aid usually phases out somewhere between $200K and $300K at private colleges — but the exact threshold varies a lot. For a precise estimate based on your family's actual income, assets, and your student's academic profile, use Brescia University's official Net Price Calculator:

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Source: College Scorecard (NPT41-NPT45). Net price = total cost of attendance minus federal, state, institutional, and other grants. Some brackets may be suppressed for student-privacy reasons (small cohorts). Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates only. The $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — Department of Education hasn't refreshed these brackets since the early 2010s.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Brescia University

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Brescia University actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Public Administration & Social Services
41 degrees · 36.6%
Typical career outcomes
Social Worker $58k Social / Community Service Mgr $77k Urban / Regional Planner $82k
Government, nonprofit, social work. Mission-driven; lower wages than private sector but stable.
2. Business, Management, & Marketing
32 degrees · 28.6%
Typical career outcomes
Financial Analyst $100k Management Analyst (Consultant) $99k Marketing Manager $158k Accountant / Auditor $80k
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
3. Psychology
19 degrees · 17.0%
Typical career outcomes
HR Specialist $68k Market Research Analyst $75k Clinical Psychologist (post-PhD) $93k Social Worker $58k
Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.
4. Education
10 degrees · 8.9%
Typical career outcomes
Elementary School Teacher $64k Secondary School Teacher $65k School Principal $101k Special Education Teacher $66k
Teaching is the largest path. Salary depends heavily on district + state.
5. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
10 degrees · 8.9%
Typical career outcomes
Biological Scientist $87k Medical & Clinical Lab Tech $61k Pharmaceutical Rep $82k Physician (post-MD) $239k
Many bio majors → med school / grad school. Direct-employment bio roles are lower-paid than that pipeline.

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

💼 Top programs by earnings

Highest-earning majors at Brescia University

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major (CIP code). From the federal College Scorecard program-level outcomes.

Major (CIP) Credential Cohort 1-yr earnings 4-yr earnings
Social Work. Bachelor's Degree 44 $37,841 $56,285

For full college-vs-major comparison + ROI leaderboards, see /college-outcomes →

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Brescia University

CS degrees (annual)
7
CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

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