Brescia University
Owensboro, KY717 Frederica St, Owensboro, KY 42301-3023
270-685-3131
Founded in 1585, Brescia University is a private Catholic university located in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The university offers associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees in a variety of disciplines.
Brescia University was founded by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph. The university is named after Saint Angela Merici, founder of the Ursuline Order. The university's mission is to educate women in the liberal arts and sciences.
The university enrolls approximately 1,000 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11-to-1. The average class size is 15 students. The university offers a variety of extracurricular activities, including athletics, clubs, and organizations.
The university's athletics teams are known as the Brescia Bearcats. The Bearcats compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The university is a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC). The Bearcats have won numerous conference and national championships.
The university's campus is located on a 100-acre (40-hectare) site in Owensboro. The campus includes several academic and administrative buildings, a library, a chapel, and residence halls. The university also operates a satellite campus in Louisville, Kentucky.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 986
Acceptance Rate: 47.83%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.brescia.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.brescia.edu/financial-aid
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $40100
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $40100
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Brescia University is $147470.44. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Brescia University. For graduates of Brescia University, we saw an average early-career income of $45400.00 and mid-career income of $87000.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.