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Belmont University

Nashville, TNQuad's selectivityOpen
Known forTest-optional heavy
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Updates

What changed

New and revised figures from the latest data releases, each with its year.

Published Oct 11, 2026

  • Fall 2025: middle 50% SAT Reading & Writing 600–700 (fall 2024: 600–690)Belmont University Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Entered fall 2024: 85% returned for a second year (entered fall 2023: 87%)Belmont University Common Data Set 2025–26

Sources:Belmont University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Belmont University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Admissions · Fall 2024

10 in 10 applicants admitted

Belmont admits about 10 in 10 applicants (95%). That puts it in the "Open" tier, more selective than 11% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

95%

95%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityOpen

Applied

9,165

Admitted

8,732

Yield

18%

of admits enroll

Avg. GPA

3.89

SAT middle 50%

1160–1360

10001600
ACT middle 50%

24–30

1836
Applications +62% since fall 2014 · admit rate 83% → 95%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 7,137 undergrads, where 21% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

7.1K

undergrads · larger than 84% of colleges

Diversity index

0.46

Pell Grant

21%

below the median

First generation

16%

below the median

Large cityNCAA D-I · Missouri Valley ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
More diverse · index 0.34 → 0.46 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Music Management (12% of graduates). 12 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 59% of colleges. 64% of faculty are full-time. Spends $13,651 a year on instruction per student.

12 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 59% of colleges

Most popular major

Music Management

12% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Finance and Financial Management Services

$124.3K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

64%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$13.7K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $40,195 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $15.9K more than the national median. The 93% who received grants paid $38,578 on average; the other 7% paid the full sticker price of $62,570.

36%

$40.2K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $15.9K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$62,570 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid
46% · avg $18K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 36% of full price

Federal loans

34%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits
Cost falling · −10% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $55,930 ten years after enrolling, more than at 57% of colleges; 71% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 2.9 years of that salary.

71%

71%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$55.9K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$20.5K

≈ $217/month for 10 years

Retention

85%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 70% → 71% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price rose 10% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 10%, because grants grew faster. Applications rose 62% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 83% to 95%.

  • Cost

    Falling

    −10% after inflation

  • Applications

    Growing

    +62%

  • Selectivity

    Less selective

    admit rate 83% → 95%

  • Diversity

    More diverse

    index 0.34 → 0.46

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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    IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)

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IPEDS unit ID 219709 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything