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Bellarmine University is a private national university located in Louisville, Kentucky. Bellarmine University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Bellarmine University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $52,312 10 years after enrolling, 4th in Kentucky, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Bellarmine University bachelor students earn 4% less than the national average. Bellarmine University is ranked 9th in Kentucky.
Bellarmine University’s median net annual cost of $23,992 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 Bellarmine University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Psychology, Health & Fitness, Business Administration, Comms & Media Studies, Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$23,992
Average years to graduate
4.3
Accounting
Rank: #342
Economic score: 3.06
Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment
Rank: #94
Economic score: 4.16
Economics
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 4.48
Finance
Rank: #315
Economic score: 5.03
Biology
Rank: #327
Economic score: 6.81
Criminal Justice
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 9.72
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #408
Economic score: 14.64
English Language & Lit
Rank: #364
Economic score: 16.81
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 4 graduate programs at Bellarmine University - Business Administration, Education, Registered Nursing, Educ. Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 67% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Bellarmine University is 16% higher than the state average, and 1% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Bellarmine University, Pell Grant recipients represent 24% of the measured graduating class, 11% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Bellarmine University graduates within 4.4 years.
Bellarmine University is in the bottom 50% 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.
Bellarmine University’s economic mobility score of 12.32 is calculated by adjusting the 3.61 economic score of lower-income students by the 24% pell grant recipients within the student body. Bellarmine University’s EMS of 12.32 ranks in the bottom 50% 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).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Bellarmine University pays $23,992 a year, $37,088 less than the $61,080 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 $23,992
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Bellarmine University, 99% 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 $23,992 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 59% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,134. This is 5% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,181
Pell grants
$4,686
State grants
$4,552
Institutional grants
$29,298
Bellarmine University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 86% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 4,228 applicants, of which 3,615 were admitted and 593 enrolled. Bellarmine University doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
96%
83%
Female
68%
59%
First time
76%
59%
In-state
69%
68%
1st generation
27%
35%
White
78%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%