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Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·belmont.edu
6-yr Graduation
71%
+11.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
8,803
peer median 4,106
Avg net price
$32,096
+$10.0k 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.

Applied
9,165
9,165 candidates competed
Admitted
8,732
95.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,547
17.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
71%+11.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
61%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
70%
Full-time retention
87%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
63%
Non-Pell
70%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 111 Title IV programs, 32 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 78 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
111
Passing
32
28.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.9% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.9%
+0.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

111programs
  • Passing32 · 28.8%
  • No Data78 · 70.3%
  • Failing1 · 0.9%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
5
Safe
26
No data
78

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.

33
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-22.9%
$37,264 vs $48,304
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+5.9%
$36,866 vs $34,808
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+16.7%
$40,606 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+19.7%
$55,537 vs $46,391
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+20.8%
$42,033 vs $34,808
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+21.9%
$73,269 vs $60,112
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+23.3%
$74,145 vs $60,112
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+27.0%
$44,222 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

30
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
206%
$152,730 debt · $74,145 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
170%
$223,758 debt · $131,705 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
121%
$88,330 debt · $73,269 earn
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
110%
$41,000 debt · $37,264 earn
Law
Doctoral Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
101%
$101,152 debt · $100,168 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
68%
$25,125 debt · $36,866 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
62%
$41,000 debt · $65,709 earn
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
59%
$24,625 debt · $42,033 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1925Next review Dec 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 14

Action history · 34

  1. Jan 2026Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
  2. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2025Approved for Distance Education
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Nov 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,516
$30–48k$23,270
$48–75k$27,345
$75–110k$33,191
$110k+$42,908

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

Avg net price (private)
$32,096
+$9,961vs Doctoral/Professional median $22,136
Federal loans
34.8%
In-state tuition
$41,320
Out-of-state
$41,320

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,987 students received $11.8M in Pell grants, alongside $84.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,987
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.8M
$11,805,642 total
Direct Loans
$84.6M
6,007 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$7.5M
1,739 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.9M
1,967 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$20.3M
910 loan awards
Parent PLUS$27.7M
832 loan awards
Grad PLUS$22.2M
559 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.

Of 1,460 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (0.6%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.6%
-1.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,460
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.4%
2017
3.0%
2018
2.5%
2019
0.6%
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 Belmont

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs117
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,163 total completions
01Visual/Performing Arts
72733.6%
02Health Professions
44720.7%
03Business
28113.0%
04Comm. Technologies
1406.5%
05Legal Professions
1356.2%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
1245.7%
07Communication
954.4%
08Education
753.5%
09Parks/Recreation
743.4%
10Biological Sciences
653.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
8,803
12-mo unduplicated
9,421
Undergraduate
7,665
Graduate
1,756

Gender split

Men
34%3,178
Women
66%6,243

Race / ethnicity composition

White
74.9%
Hispanic
9.5%
Black
5.3%
Two or more
4.4%
Asian
3.3%
Unknown
1.2%
Non-resident
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
262
130 M · 132 W
Women athletes
50.4%
Athletic aid
$7.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$22.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.1M
$4.3M
Recruiting expense
$85K
$121K
Head-coach salaries
$271K
$123K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
90 M · 81 W
$2.2M
Soccer
27 M · 27 W
$2.3M
Baseball
35 M ·
$1.9M
Basketball
14 M · 13 W
$6.8M
Softball
· 21 W
$1.5M
Volleyball
· 20 W
$1.3M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.13
19 offenses · 8,910 students

3-year trend

2.072 yrs ago0.571 yr ago2.13Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
41
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
33
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
11
Rape
5
Fondling
2
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

19total
  • On campus19

Includes 17 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
13
Stalking
14 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs019
Liquor0169

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
603

Belmont vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Belmont selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectBelmont University
71%8,803$32,096Doctoral/Professional
Lincoln Memorial University
47%62.6%6,081$17,999Doctoral/Professional
Lipscomb University
72%67.7%5,017$25,610Doctoral/Professional
Trevecca Nazarene University
53%69.4%3,195$14,459Doctoral/Professional
Carson-Newman University
53%90.4%2,669$18,661Doctoral/Professional
Union University
66%60.4%2,713$26,815Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median60%67.7%4,106$22,136

Frequently asked questions about Belmont University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Belmont.

What is the graduation rate at Belmont University?

Belmont University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 71% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Belmont University?

Belmont University reports a total enrollment of 8,803 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Belmont University?

The average net price at Belmont University is $32,096 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Belmont University?

Belmont University's yield rate is 17.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Belmont University located?

Belmont University is located in Nashville, Tennessee 37212-3757.

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