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Belhaven University is a private national university located in Jackson, Mississippi. Belhaven University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Belhaven University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $41,762 10 years after enrolling, 5th in Mississippi, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Belhaven University bachelor students earn 3% less than the national average. Belhaven University is ranked 6th in Mississippi.
Belhaven University’s median net annual cost of $16,228 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Belhaven University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Clinical / Counseling Psych, Health & Fitness, Biblical Studies, Social Sciences, Health Administrative Services - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$16,228
Average years to graduate
4.3
Registered Nursing
Rank: #532
Economic score: 3.22
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Rank: #74
Economic score: 6.94
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Belhaven University - Business Administration, Education, Health Administrative Services, Public Administration, Education (subject specific), Health & Fitness - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 52% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Belhaven University is 1% lower than the state average, and 15% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Belhaven University, Pell Grant recipients represent 52% of the measured graduating class, 17% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Belhaven University graduates within 4.5 years.
Belhaven University is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Belhaven University’s economic mobility score of 31.08 is calculated by adjusting the 3.06 economic score of lower-income students by the 52% pell grant recipients within the student body. Belhaven University’s EMS of 31.08 ranks in the top 10% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 10%
The average Title IV recipient at Belhaven University pays $16,228 a year, $21,247 less than the $37,475 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $16,228
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Belhaven University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $16,228 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 63% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,036. This is 9% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,161
Pell grants
$4,753
State grants
$2,658
Institutional grants
$10,887
Belhaven University offers 8 online bachelor programs, 6 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Belhaven University offers 14 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
22
Hybrid programs
2
Percentage of programs online
32%
Belhaven University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 64% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,787 applicants, of which 1,144 were admitted and 212 enrolled. Belhaven University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
45%
83%
Female
68%
59%
First time
32%
59%
In-state
48%
68%
1st generation
40%
35%
White
38%
52%
Black
39%
14%
Hispanic
4%
15%
Asian
9%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
10%
12%