Belmont University
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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.
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing32 · 28.8%
- No Data78 · 70.3%
- Failing1 · 0.9%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 14
Action history · 34
- Jan 2026Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
- Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Approved for Distance EducationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Nov 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,001 students received $11.9M in Pell grants, alongside $84.6M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
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 vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Belmont
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 8
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus17
Includes 9 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Russell Hall1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Belmont vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Belmont selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | $33,147 | Doctoral/Professional |
| 47% | 62.6% | 6,081 | $20,406 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 72% | 67.7% | 5,017 | $24,739 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 53% | 69.4% | 3,195 | $16,813 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 53% | 90.4% | 2,669 | $20,251 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 66% | 60.4% | 2,713 | $27,171 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| Peer group median | 60% | 67.7% | 4,106 | $22,573 |
Institutions like Belmont
Explore the federal data for institutions in Belmont's comparison group.
- Doctoral/ProfessionalTennessee
Lincoln Memorial University
Grad rate47%Admit rate62.6%Enrollment6,081Net price$20,406View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalTennessee
Lipscomb University
Grad rate72%Admit rate67.7%Enrollment5,017Net price$24,739View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalTennessee
Trevecca Nazarene University
Grad rate53%Admit rate69.4%Enrollment3,195Net price$16,813View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalTennessee
Carson-Newman University
Grad rate53%Admit rate90.4%Enrollment2,669Net price$20,251View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalTennessee
Union University
Grad rate66%Admit rate60.4%Enrollment2,713Net price$27,171View data
Belmont Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Belmont's Institutional Research (IR) provides timely, accurate and actionable information to decision-makers. IR promotes data best practices, collaboration and knowledge sharing among colleagues by providing context for data, including peer analysis, for greater understanding and engagement of university stakeholders.
Visit IR office page- Brian JoySenior Institutional Research Analyst
- Katherine RamseyInstitutional Research Analyst
Common Data Set
Belmont's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $61,330 (2026-2027).
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 71%; first-year retention None.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 0 pts below the overall rate (71% vs 71%).
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B21% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B17,174 undergraduates and 1,748 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1944 transfer applicants → 834 admitted (88.4%) → 370 enrolled
Source publications
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