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Belhaven University

Jackson, Mississippi·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·belhaven.edu
6-yr Graduation
49%
-10.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
4,213
peer median 4,352
Avg net price
$15,676
-$8.5k vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
2,637
2,637 candidates competed
Admitted
1,312
49.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
243
18.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
49%-10.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
38%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
49%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

22.3pp gap
Pell recipients
59%64 of 108
Non-Pell (all)
37%36 of 98
Subsidized loan, no Pell
36%21 of 59
No Federal Aid
38%15 of 39

Pell recipients here graduate at a 22.3-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 80 Title IV programs, 23 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 57 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
80
Passing
23
28.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

80programs
  • Passing23 · 28.8%
  • No Data57 · 71.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
6
Safe
15
No data
57

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

23
Dance
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+6.3%
$32,324 vs $30,408
Social Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+9.9%
$33,423 vs $30,408
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+14.6%
$47,959 vs $41,864
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+16.0%
$35,263 vs $30,408
Human Resources Management and Services
Graduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+16.3%
$53,958 vs $46,411
Public Administration
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+18.1%
$52,369 vs $44,329
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Graduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+20.0%
$55,675 vs $46,411
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+22.3%
$51,210 vs $41,864

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

22
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Graduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
126%
$69,946 debt · $55,675 earn
Human Resources Management and Services
Graduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
108%
$58,148 debt · $53,958 earn
Social Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
104%
$34,805 debt · $33,423 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Graduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
100%
$61,500 debt · $61,307 earn
Public Administration
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
91%
$47,513 debt · $52,369 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
87%
$49,102 debt · $56,756 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
78%
$47,088 debt · $60,692 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
76%
$47,685 debt · $62,780 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1946Next review Dec 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 18

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,551
$30–48k$12,820
$48–75k$16,967
$75–110k$19,476
$110k+$20,928

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$15,676
-$8,541vs Doctoral/Professional median $24,218
Federal loans
67.9%
In-state tuition
$30,250
Out-of-state
$30,250

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,092 students received $6.0M in Pell grants, alongside $36.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,092
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.0M
$6,023,622 total
Direct Loans
$36.1M
4,154 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.3M
1,095 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.6M
1,111 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$22.4M
1,587 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.1M
159 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.7M
202 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,912 borrowers who entered repayment, 32 (1.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.6%
-0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,912
Defaulted
32
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.9%
2017
10.1%
2018
7.0%
2019
1.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Belhaven

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs57
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,141 total completions
01Business
29625.9%
02Computer Sciences
24321.3%
03Education
21118.5%
04Theology
1018.9%
05Health Professions
897.8%
06Parks/Recreation
605.3%
07Visual/Performing Arts
464.0%
08Public Admin
453.9%
09Psychology
322.8%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
181.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
4,213
12-mo unduplicated
5,614
Undergraduate
2,091
Graduate
3,523

Gender split

Men
40%2,220
Women
60%3,394

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
46.8%
White
35.8%
Unknown
5.6%
Two or more
4.4%
Hispanic
3.9%
Non-resident
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%
Asian
0.7%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
390
273 M · 117 W
Women athletes
30.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$100K
$18K
Head-coach salaries
$60K
$50K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Football
104 M · —
$986K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
55 M · 43 W
$205K
Soccer
37 M · 31 W
$423K
Baseball
59 M · —
$454K
Basketball
24 M · 22 W
$413K
Softball
— · 23 W
$296K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 3,616 students

3-year trend

1.402 yrs ago0.551 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    1
    Stalking
    1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons10
    Drugs17
    Liquor04

    Residence-hall fires

    • Lakeview Hall1 fire
      Machinery/IndustrialDamage $10,000-$24,999

    Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    77

    Belhaven vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Belhaven selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectBelhaven University
    		49%—4,213$15,676Doctoral/Professional
    Mississippi College
    		59%29.1%4,164$27,712Doctoral/Professional
    William Carey University
    		60%60.3%5,321$14,258Doctoral/Professional
    Shenandoah University
    		66%77.0%4,454$30,298Doctoral/Professional
    Loyola University New Orleans
    		59%93.1%4,250$23,696Doctoral/Professional
    Lipscomb University
    		72%67.7%5,017$24,739Doctoral/Professional
    Peer group median60%67.7%4,352$24,218

    Institutions like Belhaven

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    IPEDS

    Frequently asked questions about Belhaven University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Belhaven.

    What is the graduation rate at Belhaven University?

    Belhaven University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 49% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Belhaven University?

    Belhaven University reports a total enrollment of 4,213 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Belhaven University?

    The average net price at Belhaven University is $15,676 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Belhaven University?

    Belhaven University's yield rate is 18.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Belhaven University located?

    Belhaven University is located in Jackson, Mississippi 39202.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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