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Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, Bellevue University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 14,667, made up of 11,037 undergraduates and 3,630 graduate students.

Bellevue University offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 99 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance, and Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician. It awarded 3,415 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 97 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 58% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
14,667
Students enrolled
58%
First-year retention
3,415
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
99
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 99

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 30
Computer and Information Sciences 8
Health Professions 9
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 5
Social Sciences 5
Psychology 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 7
Communication and Journalism 4
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 3
Education 7
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology Bachelor Online option 4 graduates
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Engineering Technologies 1
English Language and Literature 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
58%
First-year retention, part-time students
47%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
2,268
Associate degrees
18
Master's degrees
1,110
Doctoral degrees (research)
19

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
14,667
Undergraduates, fall 2024
11,037
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,630
Full-time, fall 2024
65%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
19,405
Undergraduates, 2024-25
14,534
Graduate students, 2024-25
4,871
Full-time, 2024-25
62%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
55%
Men
45%
White
46%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
12%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
97
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
96%
Students taking some online courses
3%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
North Star Athletic Association
President
Mary Hawkins
Services and opportunities
ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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