Belhaven University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Belhaven University

Belhaven University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Jackson, Mississippi (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 1,471 students of which 1,933 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Belhaven University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 49.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,124 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,676, with published in-state tuition of $30,250 and a Pell grant recipient share of 48.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,333, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 49.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 67.8%. Graduates earn a median of $46,440 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,987 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 172100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.