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Brescia University

General Information

Name: Brescia University
Address: 717 Frederica St, Owensboro, KY 42301-3023
Phone:

  • General information: (270) 685-3131
  • Financial aid office: (270) 686-4290 x290
  • Admissions office: (270) 686-4241 x241

Website: www.brescia.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$13,400$12,400$11,300
Books and supplies$1,000$1,000$1,000
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$5,800$5,480$5,000
        Other expenses$2,000$2,000$2,000
Off-campus
        Room and board$5,100$5,100$5,100
        Other expenses$2,000$2,000$2,000
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,000$2,000$2,000

Total expenses   
On-campus$22,200$20,880$19,300
Off-campus$21,500$20,500$19,400
Off-campus with family$16,400$15,400$14,300

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 93%
  • Federal grants: 22%
  • State/local grants: 67%
  • Institutional grants: 93%
  • Student loans: 41%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3477
  • State/local grants:$1703
  • Institutional grants:$6507
  • Student loans:$2514

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$25
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants27496178
Percent admitted73.7%69.8%75.8%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time31.2%34.3%29.6%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 621
Undergraduate enrollment: 595
First-time student retention: 71%
Overall graduation rate: 44%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 72%
    • Part Time: 28%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 46%
    • Women: 54%

White non-hispanic: 83%
Black non-hispanic: 4%
Hispanic: 2%
Asian/pacific islander: 1%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 10%

Degrees offered

    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Master
  • Business/Commerce, General - Associate, Bachelor
    Education
  • Art Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Social Studies Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate, Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Bachelor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Mathematics and Computer Science - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Social Work - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Social Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Theology and Ministerial Studies, Other
  • Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Theology/Theological Studies - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Commercial and Advertising Art - Bachelor


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