Belmont University — College Profile

About

Belmont University is a private Christian institution in Nashville, Tennessee, internationally recognized for its premier programs in music business, audio engineering, and the performing arts housed within the renowned Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business. Beyond its entertainment legacy, Belmont also excels in high-demand fields like nursing, health sciences, and entrepreneurship, emphasizing experiential learning and innovation across all disciplines. The student experience seamlessly blends a supportive, faith-informed campus community with a vibrant creative energy, distinctively anchored by unmatched internship pipelines and direct networking opportunities on nearby Music Row.

Wikipedia:Belmont University is a private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Descended from Belmont Women's College, founded in 1890 by schoolteachers Ida Hood and Susan Heron, the institution was incorporated in 1951 as Belmont College. It became Belmont University in 1991. As of 2025, Belmont reports its enrollment as "nearly 9,000 students from every state and more than 30 countries." The university cut official ties with the Tennessee Baptist Convention in 2007, but still calls itself a "Christian, student-focused community".

Location

Nashville, TN, 37212-3757 · City campus

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Nearest airport from college

BNA · Nashville

7 mi away

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Cost & aid

Cost of attendance

YoursEveryone

Tuition & fees$42,540

Housing & food (on campus)$15,010

Books & supplies$1,500

Cost of attendance$68,370

Average net price$33,147

Same price for all students

Tuition & fees$42,540

Housing & food (on campus)$15,010

Books & supplies$1,500

Cost of attendance$68,370

Average net price$33,147

Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.belmont.edu

How it’s made up · 2026-27

Belmont University’s own figures for 2026-2027, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.

Tuition$45,200

Housing$23,170

Total published by the school$68,370

Source: www.belmont.edu · checked Sep 13, 2026

Net price by family income · 2023-24

$0–30k

$22,950

$30–48k

$24,723

$48–75k

$28,009

$75–110k

$32,153

$110k+

$43,606

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Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Merit aid · 2024-25

Awarded without financial need. Students with financial need can get merit awards too; they're counted as need-based aid.

Average award$9,710

First-years who got one556

Source: Belmont University's Common Data Set — the school's own yearly report of its admissions and aid figures.

Outcomes

Completion

Within 6 yrs

71%

Entered 2017–18

Within 4 yrs

61%

Back for yr 2

87%

Transferred

8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students

71% graduated · 20% transferred · 9% left or unknown · none still enrolled

Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021

6 yrs after entry$42,770

10 yrs after entry$55,930

Debt

Median at graduation$20,500

Monthly payment$217

Middle 50% owe$8.4k–$26k

90th percentile$29,000

Green marks a figure above the typical Doctoral/Professional University: 58% graduate within 6 yrs, $55,545 earned 10 yrs after entry.

Admissions

Getting in · applied for fall 2024

Admit rate

95%

Test policy

Test optional

Per College Scorecard

SAT average

1280

R 600–690 · M 560–660

ACT midpoint

Comp 24–30 · E 24–33 · M 22–28

SAT middle 50%: 1160–1350

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Essay prompts

If Belmont University asks for supplemental essays, the prompts are in the Common App.

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Student Body

Gender

Men 35%Women 65%

Who enrolls

Faculty ratio

12 : 1

Pell grant

21%

First-gen

16%

Family income

$87,507

Independent

Age at entry

20.0

Part-time

Race & ethnicity

White

72%

Hispanic

11%

Black

Asian

Two or more

Non-resident

Unknown

Varsity sports

NCAA Division I without football · EADA 2024-25

Baseball
Men's
Basketball
Men's · Women's
Golf
Men's · Women's
Soccer
Men's · Women's
Softball
Women's
Tennis
Men's · Women's
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
Men's · Women's
Volleyball
Women's

Programs & Earnings

Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings

Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021

After 6 yrs

$42,770

After 10 yrs

$55,930

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management410

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing205

Music97

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians94

Psychology, General53

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other52

Film/Video and Photographic Arts52

Biology, General50

Design and Applied Arts47

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness46

Communication and Media Studies40

Marketing34

Business/Commerce, General32

English Language and Literature, General25

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations24

Social Work23

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Institutional

Resources

Endowment

$405M

Full-time faculty

64%

Faculty salary

$10,550/mo

Teaching spend

$13,651

per student

Federal loans

34%

Classification

Carnegie type

Doctoral/Professional University

Undergraduate profile