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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.

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
$23,5871,379th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$47,1801,770th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$47,1801,766th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$60,2471,683rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$62,069473rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,819549th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
67.8%504th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
75.1%963rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
93.6%1,349th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1208383rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,286865th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
25.0%1,459th highest of 2,122 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

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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$59,271$60,088
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$52,733$55,512
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$51,482$47,260
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$50,856$49,644
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$46,087$49,331
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$37,671$39,009
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$36,175$35,701
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$35,653$35,060
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$35,060$35,729
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$35,060$35,416
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$32,711—
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$31,133$32,391

Campus facts

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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Bellarmine University’s 2,286 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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