Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY · Private · Large city
Private institution in Louisville, KY · 2,286 undergraduates · 94% acceptance rate · $62,069 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 24%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 25%Graduation rate (4-year)
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
- $23,5871,385th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $47,1801,787th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $47,1801,783rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $60,2471,698th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,069474th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,819550th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 67.8%507th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.1%969th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 93.6%1,361st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1208383rd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24421st highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,286865th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.0%1,473rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 154 mi (BNA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- Rollingopen
- 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 39 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,271 | $60,088 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,733 | $55,512 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $51,482 | $47,260 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $50,856 | $49,644 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $46,087 | $49,331 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $37,671 | $39,009 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $36,175 | $35,701 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $35,653 | $35,060 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $35,060 | $35,729 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $35,060 | $35,416 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $32,711 | — |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $31,133 | $32,391 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1950source
- Athletic nickname: "Knights"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Scarlet and Silversource
- Mascot: Valor the Knightsource
- Motto: "In Veritatis Amore"source
- Campus size: about 134 acressource
- Formerly known as "Bellarmine College" (1950–2000)source
- Athletic conference: ASUN Conferencesource
- A Space-grant institutionsource
- Fight song: ""Bellarmine University Fight Song""source
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,002,458 (M $2,937,539 · W $3,064,919)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Basketball: 2011
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitebellarmine.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 156286)
- Compare colleges in KYRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KentuckyEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Bellarmine University vs Sullivan UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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