- The Inkwell
- Mississippi
- Belhaven University
Jackson, MSCity: midsizeZIP 39202Founded 1883
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1883
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.belhaven.edu
MississippiReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Belhaven University
Belhaven University is a private nonprofit university in Jackson, Mississippi, with 1,471 undergraduates. It admits 50% of applicants, graduates 61% within six years and costs $18,078 a year after aid.
61%graduate
Admission rate50%
Retention68%
4-year graduation46%
Pell Grant share57%
Federal loans66%
$18,078net price / year
50%admission rate
1124average SAT
61%graduate in 6 years
$50,101median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#1,250 of 1,704 for earnings#726 of 1,739 for lowest net price#649 of 1,738 for graduation rate#244 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $42,952tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $30,400
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $30,400
- Average net price
- $18,078national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,602
$30,001–48,000$15,848
$48,001–75,000$17,690
$75,001–110,000$16,792
$110,001+$24,630
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 50%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1124
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–668
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–630
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college50%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college68%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college61%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college57%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 61%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 46%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 47%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,383
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,101middle 50%: $32,028–$73,976
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$73,976
Median, Belhaven University$50,101
Lower quarter$32,028
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,471
- Part-time
- 22%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 30.6
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 57%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 16%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,643 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,351
- Endowment, end of year
- $7,959,804
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White36%
Hispanic3.9%
Black47%
Asian0.7%
Two or more races4.4%
U.S. nonresident1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.2%
Unknown5.6%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management22%
Visual & performing arts14%
Parks, recreation & fitness13%
Health professions12%
Psychology9.8%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.2%
Theology & religious vocations4.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.1%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS | $13,507 | 57% | $46,286 |
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| Mississippi Christian University Clinton, MS | $21,034 | 64% | $54,122 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO | $17,270 | 59% | $52,782 |
| Aurora University Aurora, IL | $19,385 | 60% | $64,180 |
| Regis University Denver, CO | $18,133 | 55% | $79,971 |
| Daemen University Amherst, NY | $19,350 | 59% | $68,139 |
| La Salle University Philadelphia, PA | $19,758 | 60% | $71,235 |
| Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN | $18,130 | 54% | $51,756 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 175421. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4882717.