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Belmont University

Nashville, TN · CDS 20252026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Interdenominational

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Overall admit rate
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
68.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$59,173
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
11:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$19,795

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates
Total all graduate
Grand total all students

Admissions

Total applicants
Total admitted
Total enrolled
Overall admit rate
Admit rate — women
Admit rate — men
Yield rate

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT15.0%
% submitting ACT39.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile600
SAT EBRW 75th %ile700
SAT Math 25th %ile560
SAT Math 75th %ile660
ACT Comp 25th %ile24
ACT Comp 75th %ile30
% in top 10% of HS class36.3%
% in top 25% of HS class64.3%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$42,970
Tuition — out-of-state$42,970
Required fees$73
Room and board$16,130
Total cost — in-state$59,173
Total cost — out-of-state$59,173

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$32,360
Avg % of need met68.0%
% with 100% of need met15.5%
Avg merit grant (no need)$11,886
Avg loan debt at graduation$19,795

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)944
Transfer admit rate88.3%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio11:1
% faculty full-time63.8%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)95.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$33,147Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)70.9%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)63.0%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate85.2%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$56,202Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant19.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan34.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full14.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress35.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress25.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted2.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white71.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian3.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women51.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men48.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white78.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black9.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Visual And Performing Arts39.8%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services10.8%
Health Professions And Related Programs9.3%
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services7.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences5.0%
Psychology4.4%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies4.3%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs3.6%