Belmont University

Nashville, TN · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
93.7%
8,561 admitted
SAT · 50th
1260
Range 1160–1360
6-yr grad
71.1%
Retention 85.0%
Undergrads
7,174
11:1 S-F
Admissions
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93.7%
8,561 admitted
from 9,140 apps
Applications9,140
Overall admit rate93.7%
Enrolled1,787 · 20.9% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsRecs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1260
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1160–1360 · 15.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W600650700
Math560610660
Comp116012601360
ACT
255075
Comp242730
Cost & aid
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$42,970
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$42,970
Fees$2,230
Room & board$16,130
Books$1,500
Avg need-based grant$32,360
% need met68.0%
Avg debt at graduation$35,525
Academics
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11 : 1
student-faculty ratio
85.0% retention
Student-faculty11 : 1
Retention85.0%
4-year graduation60.9%
6-year graduation71.1%
Enrollment
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7,174
undergraduates
62.0% out-of-state · 32 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates7,174
First-year1,780
Transfer370
Full-time97%
Female65%
Out-of-state62.0%
International (freshmen)32
Rankings
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#32
Princeton Review
Undergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#3226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#18626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#19426
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#21326
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#37826
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#50426
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Doctoral/Professional University
Carnegie Classification
18 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationDoctoral/Professional University18
Athletic conferenceMissouri Valley Conference4
Athletic divisionNCAA D142
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingTennessee colleges5
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$50
application fee
waivable
Regular decision8/31 → Rolling beginning 9/15 → 5/1
Rolling admissionsYes
Test policyNot required for admission, but considered if submitted
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 2 FL, 3 SS
Admissions URLhttps://www.belmont.edu/admissions/
Admissions emailadmissions@belmont.edu
Admissions phone615-460-6785
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University of Mont…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Montana MT · Public95.6%11907K
University of South Dakota SD · Public98.8%12057K
University of Denver CO · Private (nonprofit)85.4%12805K
Michigan Technological University MI · Public85.5%12306K
University of Wyoming WY · Public96.9%11708K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Belmont University

14 years of Belmont University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.