Coaching staff
- Riley MiessnerHead Track & Field and Cross-Country Coach
- Michael OcasekAssistant Coach
- David MartinAssistant Coach
Campus and facilities
From more than 40 areas of studies to choose from, Briar Cliff University has a 12:1 student-faculty ratio.
- Established
- 1930
- Website
- briarcliff.edu
Facilities
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at BCU
Fields of study
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Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 46%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state and out-of-state
- $39,064 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $39,064 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $58,112 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $27,472 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $21,729 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $23,860 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $26,301 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $30,461 USD
- Over $110,000
- $30,448 USD