- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Belmont Abbey College
Belmont, NCSuburb: midsizeZIP 28012Founded 1876
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1876
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.belmontabbeycollege.edu
North CarolinaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Belmont Abbey College
Belmont Abbey College is a private nonprofit college in Belmont, North Carolina, with 1,276 undergraduates. It admits 75% of applicants, graduates 50% within six years and costs $25,416 a year after aid.
50%graduate
Admission rate75%
Retention70%
4-year graduation49%
Pell Grant share26%
Federal loans63%
$25,416net price / year
75%admission rate
1099average SAT
50%graduate in 6 years
$53,850median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,750median debt
#1,077 of 1,704 for earnings#1,252 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,061 of 1,738 for graduation rate#694 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
- $35,667tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $21,500
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $21,500
- Average net price
- $25,416national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,680
$30,001–48,000$18,766
$48,001–75,000$18,411
$75,001–110,000$25,094
$110,001+$28,306
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 75%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1099
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 470–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college75%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college50%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college26%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 50%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 49%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 52%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,740
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,850middle 50%: $35,207–$76,673
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$76,673
Median, Belmont Abbey College$53,850
Lower quarter$35,207
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
- 1,276
- Part-time
- 3.5%
- Women / men
- 46% / 54%
- Average age at entry
- 23.7
- First-generation students
- 27%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 26%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 68%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,019 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,400
- Endowment, end of year
- $13,795,258
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White64%
Hispanic10%
Black7.8%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races1.8%
U.S. nonresident5.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown8.7%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management30%
Parks, recreation & fitness12%
Liberal arts & humanities11%
Health professions9.8%
Education7.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.4%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.6%
Psychology4.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC | $21,397 | 34% | $44,849 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| York University York, NE | $24,373 | 45% | $50,139 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 197984. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4884322.