Nashville, TN · Private · 7,137 undergraduates · urban
Belmont University
Less selective
Belmont's defining advantage is a Nashville location tightly connected to its creative, business and professional academic programs.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Strongest in academic standing and student experience.- Admission
- 96.4% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 71.4%
8,950 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$55,930 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Belmont University apart
Academic design
Undergraduate study spans music and creative disciplines, business, health sciences, liberal arts and other professional fields within a broad university structure.
Campus pattern
Most academic and student spaces cluster around a compact main quad, giving Belmont a conventional campus rhythm within Nashville.
Career & value signal
The main quad links Belmont's historic architecture with newer academic facilities while keeping the city's cultural economy close at hand.
Can I get in?
96.4% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
8,950About 96 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 20% submitted an SAT, and 43% submitted an ACT. Use your score when it adds strength to the application; withhold it when it does not.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Belmont University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Belmont University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Undergraduate study spans music and creative disciplines, business, health sciences, liberal arts and other professional fields within a broad university structure.
Make institutional fit specific
Belmont's defining advantage is a Nashville location tightly connected to its creative, business and professional academic programs.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Performing and visual artsAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Belmont University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
Admits separately
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Music
Admits separately
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Psychology, General
What is campus life like?
Belmont University beyond the classroom
Most academic and student spaces cluster around a compact main quad, giving Belmont a conventional campus rhythm within Nashville.
A defining academic feature
Undergraduate study spans music and creative disciplines, business, health sciences, liberal arts and other professional fields within a broad university structure.
What shapes an ordinary week
Most academic and student spaces cluster around a compact main quad, giving Belmont a conventional campus rhythm within Nashville.
Where the degree can lead
The main quad links Belmont's historic architecture with newer academic facilities while keeping the city's cultural economy close at hand.