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Belmont University

Nashville, TN · Private · Large city

Private institution in Nashville, TN · 7,306 undergraduates · 96% acceptance rate · $55,930 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
$32,0961,781st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$41,3201,666th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$41,3201,642nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$60,4801,687th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,930738th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,7701,041st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
71.7%360th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.7%495th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
96.4%1,442nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1277234th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
27222nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
7,306350th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
18.5%1,783rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 7 mi (BNA)

On 2 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
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 61 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$54,553$55,026
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$51,482$52,107
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,529$56,415
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$44,542$47,260
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$43,798$47,327
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$42,682$32,925
MarketingBusinessbachelors$38,289$37,208
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$38,289$30,988
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$36,668$40,896
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$36,042$32,569
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$35,060$36,848
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$34,315$18,771

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,392,159 (M $3,211,730 · W $4,180,429)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Belmont University’s 7,306 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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