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Belhaven University

Jackson, MS · Private · Midsize city

Private institution in Jackson, MS · 1,370 undergraduates · 53% acceptance rate · $46,440 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$22,0781,275th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$29,1951,320th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$29,1951,217th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$38,3591,168th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,3331,525th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,4401,279th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,9871,290th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
51.1%1,106th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
68.9%1,296th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
53.3%306th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1050825th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,3701,172nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
44.5%532nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 330 mi (BNA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 42 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$52,107—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$38,769$45,636
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$38,289$38,289
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$33,687$33,993
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychologybachelors$31,839—
Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciencesbachelors$30,336$30,228
Bible/Biblical StudiesTheologybachelors$27,476—
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$27,440$22,534
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$27,295—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$21,964$17,242
DanceVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$17,551—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Belhaven University’s 1,370 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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