Bellarmine University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Bellarmine University

Bellarmine University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,161 students of which 2,543 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. Bellarmine 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 86.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,210 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,499, with published in-state tuition of $48,770 and a Pell grant recipient share of 30.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 66.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.1%. Graduates earn a median of $62,069 ten years after enrolling, compared with $49,819 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 106200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 76.3% 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.