Cost & aid
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.
- 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)
Cost by family income
Per year for a typical family of four with one child in college. Up to $110K it is the average price federal aid recipients paid (2023–24).
Hover, tap, or use the arrow keys to read the price at an income.
- Published federal figures
- With an average merit award: $45K · proxy: 46% got one. A possibility, not a promise
View as a table
| Family income | Price per year |
|---|---|
| $0–30K | $23K a year |
| $30–48K | $25K a year |
| $48–75K | $28K a year |
| $75–110K | $32K a year |
| $150K | Published data end at $110K |
| $200K | Published data end at $110K |
| $250K | Published data end at $110K |
| $300K | Published data end at $110K |
| $350K | Published data end at $110K |
| $400K and above | Published data end at $110K |
At $150K: Published data end at $110K
Published data end at $110K; use the college's net price calculator for a number.
Your own number depends on the details below, so use the college's calculator for it.
What can change this
- Savings and investments above a typical amount raise the price. The curve assumes typical assets.
$40,195
Tuition, housing, food, books & other expenses, after grants · 2023–24
93% got grants averaging $23,992; 7% got none.
Who pays what
Share of first-year students, 2023–24.
Housing and food use the college's on-campus rates, so the estimate runs high where many students live at home. “Other expenses” is the college's estimate of personal and transportation costs. Loans aren't subtracted because they're repaid.
$61,330 before aid
Tuition, fees, and on-campus food and housing · up 10% from 2023–24.
$20.5K
≈ $217/month for 10 years
2.9 yrs
of median salary to cover 4 years of net price
About 1 in 3 undergrads borrows federally.
Everyone who borrowed and left, whether or not they graduated.
Three years into repayment
Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.
- Paid in full17%
- Paying it down31%
- Payments paused28%
- Not paying it down18%
- Behind or in default5%
- Forgiven or discharged1%
Some shares are published as a small range to protect privacy.
Who actually gets aid
Aid generosity
ModerateGrants cover 36% of the $62,570 full price on average across all first-years (moderate), more than at 39% of colleges.
$22,375 in grants per first-year ÷ $62,570 full price.
Who gets grants and scholarships
Full-time first-year students (1,662), 2023–24
About 1 in 15 first-year students got no grant aid and paid the full sticker price of $62,570.
Where the aid comes from
Share of first-year students receiving each; averages are per recipient.
Aid by family income
The whole first-year class (1,662)
- Federal aid + grants791avg grant $30.2K
- Grants, no federal aid759avg grant $17.5K
- No grants112pay full price
Students with grants but no federal aid usually got the college's own need-based aid (without federal loans or Pell) or merit aid.
By family income: only students who received federal aid (812 of 1,662), because income is only reported for them.
Applying for aid
For fall 2026 entrants.
Priority date: December 1 · Aid offers: on a rolling basis · Reply by: May 1
Dates for fall 2026 entrants; the next cycle's are usually similar.
What the college's own scholarships consider
| Academics | ✓ | not marked |
|---|---|---|
| Art | ✓ | ✓ |
| Athletics | ✓ | not marked |
| Leadership | ✓ | not marked |
| Music or drama | ✓ | ✓ |
| Religious affiliation | ✓ | ✓ |
| State or district residency | ✓ | ✓ |
A blank means the college didn't mark it, not that it never counts.
Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;Belmont University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2026–27;Belmont University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Belmont University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)