Are you interested in playing a sport at Buena Vista University? We have a proud athletic tradition that dates back to the late 1800s. Our athletic program strives to drive our student-athletes to success in competition, the classroom, and beyond graduation.

Highlights of our Program

• 23 Academic All-Americans
• 220 All-Americans
• 55 Iowa Conference Championships
• 11 Individual NCAA Division III National Champions
• 1 Team NCAA Division III National Championship

BVU is an NCAA Division III school and a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. We are proud to be the Buena Vista Beavers.

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Men's Sports
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Soccer
Tennis
Track & Field
Wrestling

Women's Sports
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball

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BVU Quick Facts

• 941 full-time students were enrolled on the Storm Lake campus for the 2011 fall semester.
  
  
• 1,524 students are enrolled at the locations of BVU Graduate & Professional Studies, which has graduated more than 13,000 students since it started over 30 years ago.
  
  
• 90 students are enrolled in graduate programs.
  
  
• Based on a response rate of 95 percent, 95 percent of the Class of 2011 was employed, in graduate school or otherwise satisfied with their career status within six months of graduation.
  
  
• 775 students volunteered nearly 15,000 hours in community service work last year.
  
  
• 75 percent of Storm Lake campus graduates and nearly 92 percent of Graduate & Professional Studies graduates stay in Iowa to work and contribute to their professions and their communities.
• 249 students participated in internships, experiential and active learning programs last year.
  
  
• 99 percent of Storm Lake campus students who applied for financial assistance last year received it.
  
  
• BVU provided approximately $11 million in student financial assistance out of its operating budget.
  
  
• One of every three BVU students participates in intercollegiate athletics on 19 NCAA Division III teams.
  
  
• 32 student-athletes were named to the Iowa All Conference Academic Team last year.
  
  
• U.S. News & World Report ranked BVU in the top tier of Midwestern baccalaureate institutions as one of America's top colleges for the 14th consecutive year.