Belmont University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Belmont University

Belmont University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 7,137 students of which 7,665 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. Belmont 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 95.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,280 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $33,147, with published in-state tuition of $42,540 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 71.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 86.9%. Graduates earn a median of $55,930 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,770 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 176200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.4% 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.