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Belmont University is a private national university located in Nashville, Tennessee. Belmont University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Belmont University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $49,950 10 years after enrolling, 7th in Tennessee, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Belmont University bachelor students earn 1% more than the national average. Belmont University is ranked 22nd in Tennessee.
Belmont University’s median net annual cost of $30,489 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 Belmont University sorted by number of graduates - Arts, Entertainment & Media, Registered Nursing, Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Comms & Media Studies, FIlm, Video & Photography, Design & Applied Arts - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$30,489
Average years to graduate
4.3
Accounting
Rank: #404
Economic score: 3.71
Business and Commerce
Rank: #92
Economic score: 4.65
Entrepreneurship
Rank: #27
Economic score: 4.89
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: #99
Economic score: 5.53
Business Administration
Rank: #679
Economic score: 5.77
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #227
Economic score: 6.96
Advertising & PR
Rank: #109
Economic score: 7.41
Marketing
Rank: #374
Economic score: 9.32
Social Work
Rank: #264
Economic score: 16.67
English Language & Lit
Rank: #466
Economic score: 135.03
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 Belmont University - Business and Commerce, Health & Fitness, Therapeutic professions, Business Administration, Accounting, Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Registered Nursing
Rank: #340
Economic score: 0.71
Education, Other
Rank: #13
Economic score: 0.77
Music
Rank: #39
Economic score: 0.99
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 72% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Belmont University is 16% higher than the state average, and 5% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At Belmont University, Pell Grant recipients represent 17% of the measured graduating class, 18% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Belmont University graduates within 4.4 years.
Belmont University is in the bottom 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.
Belmont University’s economic mobility score of 9.33 is calculated by adjusting the 3.34 economic score of lower-income students by the 17% pell grant recipients within the student body. Belmont University’s EMS of 9.33 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 University pays $30,489 a year, $25,961 less than the $56,450 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 $30,489
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Belmont University, 88% 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 $30,489 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 38% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,889. This is 16% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,137
Pell grants
$5,247
State grants
$4,894
Institutional grants
$19,212
Belmont University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 88% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 9,614 applicants, of which 8,468 were admitted and 1,834 enrolled. Belmont University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
95%
83%
Female
65%
59%
First time
70%
59%
In-state
27%
68%
1st generation
16%
35%
White
79%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%