Bellarmine University Overview

Bellarmine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Bellarmine University Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Bellarmine U is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at Bellarmine U is the doctor's degree.
• In <nil>, 45% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Bellarmine U with a bachelor's degree make about $56,346 a year. That's 38% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Bellarmine U to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Bellarmine University?

Contact details for Bellarmine U are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2001 Newburg Rd, Louisville, KY 40205-0671
Phone:	502-272-8263
Website:	www.bellarmine.edu

How Do I Get Into Bellarmine U?

You can apply to Bellarmine U online at: https://www.bellarmine.edu/admissions/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for Bellarmine U

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bellarmine U?

Bellarmine U has the high acceptance rate of 86%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to Bellarmine U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 640. Math scores were between 560 and 640.

Bellarmine U received ACT scores from 67% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 19 and 27. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford Bellarmine University?

The overall average net price of Bellarmine U is $32,513. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Bellarmine U, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,134 a year. That adds up to $28,536 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bellarmine U is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bellarmine University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,407 undergraduate students at Bellarmine U, with 2,291 being full-time and 116 being part-time.

There are also 742 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,291 full-time undergraduates at Bellarmine U, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bellarmine University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	52
Black or African American	146
Hispanic or Latino	157
White	1,743
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	161

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Bellarmine University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 28 countries are represented at Bellarmine U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Bellarmine University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at Bellarmine U. In 2020-2021, 403 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bellarmine U has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 36th most popular in Kentucky for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Bellarmine U

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bellarmine University was 32.1%. This is the #850 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bellarmine U regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Braindrain0000 under License

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