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Belmont Abbey College is a private regional college located in Belmont, North Carolina. Belmont Abbey College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Belmont Abbey College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $42,947 10 years after enrolling, 23rd in North Carolina, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Belmont Abbey College bachelor students earn 2% less than the national average. Belmont Abbey College is ranked 26th in North Carolina.
Belmont Abbey College’s median net annual cost of $21,329 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Belmont Abbey College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Health & Fitness, Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Accounting - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$21,329
Average years to graduate
4.5
Criminal Justice
Rank: #358
Economic score: 12.16
Education
Rank: #39
Economic score: 56.97
English Language & Lit
Rank: #457
Economic score: 75.88
History
Rank: #395
Economic score: 115.8
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 51% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Belmont Abbey College is 6% lower than the state average, and 2% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Belmont Abbey College, Pell Grant recipients represent 28% of the measured graduating class, 7% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Belmont Abbey College graduates within 4.6 years.
Belmont Abbey College 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.
Belmont Abbey College’s economic mobility score of 7.74 is calculated by adjusting the 5.79 economic score of lower-income students by the 28% pell grant recipients within the student body. Belmont Abbey College’s EMS of 7.74 ranks in the bottom 25% 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 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Belmont Abbey College pays $21,329 a year, $11,661 less than the $32,990 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 $21,329
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Belmont Abbey College, 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 $21,329 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 61% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,517. This is 7% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,528
Pell grants
$4,951
State grants
$6,191
Institutional grants
$6,520
Belmont Abbey College offers 3 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Belmont Abbey College offers 1 exclusively online program. 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
4
Hybrid programs
3
Percentage of programs online
17%
Belmont Abbey College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 99% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,841 applicants, of which 1,821 were admitted and 428 enrolled. Belmont Abbey College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
88%
83%
Female
52%
59%
First time
54%
59%
In-state
43%
68%
1st generation
27%
35%
White
62%
52%
Black
12%
14%
Hispanic
3%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
20%
12%