Points of Pride
BVU has received several prestigious awards and honors for academic quality, civic engagement, sustainability initiatives, and more. In the last five years alone, we have been recognized more than 20 times by elite organizations and rankings from across the nation.
2023
- Buena Vista University's Master of Education in Special Education Named One of the Best Online Programs by Forbes
- Buena Vista University Awarded $2.1 Million Federal Grant
- Buena Vista University Welcomes High Enrollment and Expands Educational Access
- Buena Vista University and Des Moines University Sign Partnership Agreement to Help Build Iowa’s Health Care Workforce
- Buena Vista University Launches Two Online Master of Arts in Teaching Programs
- Buena Vista University to Build New Apartment-Style Housing; Additional Campus Upgrades to Come
2022
- BVU Adds STUNT to Athletics Program
- BVU Announces Women's Wrestling
- Baseball & Softball Teams Earn A-R-C Championship Titles
- BVU Clinical Mental Health Counseling Earns CACREP Accreditation
2021
- BVU Tops Iowa List for U.S. News ‘Best Value Schools’
- Lamberti Center for Rural Entrepreneurship Establishes The Foundry for Start-Ups
2020
- Dr. Brian Lenzmeier Selected as BVU President
- BVU Named a Best Value School by U.S. News & World Report
- Invest in Rural Iowa Scholarship Program Aims to Strengthen Students and Their Communities
- BVU Aims to Strengthen Iowa Workers, Communities Through Strategic Partnerships
- Carnegie Foundation Lauds BVU for Community Engagement
2019
- BVU Named a Best Value School by U.S. News & World Report
- $2.9 Million Lamberti Gift to Fuel Development of BVU Entrepreneurship Program
- Grant Exceeding $98,000 Awarded to BVU by Iowa Campus Compact Americorps Program
- BVU Annual Fund Lauded by National Education Leader
- Iowa Campus Compact Cites BVU for Engaged Campus Awards
- BVU Accepted to Prestigious Diversity, Civility, and Liberal Arts Institute
2018
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