- The Inkwell
- Tennessee
- Belmont University
Nashville, TNCity: largeZIP 37212Founded 1890
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1890
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1985
- Website
- www.belmont.edu
TennesseeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Belmont University
Belmont University is a private nonprofit university in Nashville, Tennessee, with 7,137 undergraduates. It admits 95% of applicants, graduates 71% within six years and costs $32,648 a year after aid.
71%graduate
Admission rate95%
Retention87%
4-year graduation58%
Pell Grant share27%
Federal loans34%
$32,648net price / year
95%admission rate
1280average SAT
71%graduate in 6 years
$62,789median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#648 of 1,704 for earnings#1,536 of 1,739 for lowest net price#346 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,364 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
- $64,800tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $43,750
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,750
- Average net price
- $32,648national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$28,236
$30,001–48,000$26,421
$48,001–75,000$27,963
$75,001–110,000$28,843
$110,001+$43,872
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 95%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–690
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college95%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college87%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college71%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college27%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 71%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 58%
- First-year retention
- 87%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,056
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,789middle 50%: $40,482–$94,560
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$94,560
Median, Belmont University$62,789
Lower quarter$40,482
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
- 7,137
- Part-time
- 3.2%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 20.5
- First-generation students
- 16%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 64%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,550 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,651
- Endowment, end of year
- $404,513,549
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White72%
Hispanic10%
Black6.6%
Asian3.4%
Two or more races5.0%
U.S. nonresident0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.4%
26 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts40%
Business & management11%
Health professions9.3%
Communications technologies7.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.0%
Psychology4.4%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.3%
Communication & journalism3.6%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier University Cincinnati, OH | $31,905 | 71% | $69,118 |
| Biola University La Mirada, CA | $32,530 | 68% | $64,126 |
| George Fox University Newberg, OR | $31,648 | 68% | $62,873 |
| Seattle University Seattle, WA | $34,324 | 71% | $84,728 |
| University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN | $31,532 | 74% | $82,322 |
| Bethel University Saint Paul, MN | $30,995 | 72% | $69,827 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 219709. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3298359.