
Overview
About Buena Vista
Buena Vista University has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division III (D3) as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC). The Beavers train at J. Leslie Rollins Stadium and Peterson Field (400m outdoor track) and Lamberti Recreation Center (200m indoor track). Buena Vista is in Storm Lake, Iowa, with 1,619 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $43,052 USD.
Teams
Beavers track and field and cross country
Recruiting standards
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Coaching staff
- Shane MaierAssistant Coach
- Ty HooverHead Women's and Men's Track & Field Coach
- Emily HoesingHead Cross Country Coach / Assistant T&F Coach
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at BVU
Fields of study
Learn more about academic programs at Buena Vista University →
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 58%
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
- $43,052 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $43,052 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $56,872 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $18,855 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
- $15,520 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $13,270 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $14,037 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $19,464 USD
- Over $110,000
- $25,296 USD






