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Belhaven University

Jackson, Mississippi Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Located in Jackson, Mississippi, Belhaven University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 4,213 students in fall 2024, including 1,614 undergraduates and 2,599 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Presbyterian Church (USA).

Belhaven University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 57 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Information Technology, and Education, General. It awarded 1,283 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 22 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

68% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

4,213
Students enrolled
68%
First-year retention
1,283
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
57
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 57

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 12
Education 6
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Theology and Religious Vocations 1
  • Bible CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster Online option 104 graduates
Health Professions 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Visual and Performing Arts 8
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Psychology 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
English Language and Literature 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Physical Sciences 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Social Sciences 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
History 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
68%
First-year retention, part-time students
40%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
315
Associate degrees
10
Master's degrees
761
Doctoral degrees (research)
95
Postbaccalaureate certificates
3
Post-master's certificates
99

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,213
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,614
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,599
Full-time, fall 2024
31%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,614
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,091
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,523
Full-time, 2024-25
26%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
22%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
43%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
18%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
22
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
59%
Students taking some online courses
26%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
USA South Athletic Conference
President
Roger Parrott
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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