Louisville, Kentucky · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Bellarmine University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Louisville, Kentucky. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 2,886 students in fall 2024, including 2,240 undergraduates and 646 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Bellarmine University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 67 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Physical Therapy/Therapist. It awarded 774 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
2,886
Students enrolled
75%
First-year retention
774
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
67
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 67
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
75%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
549
Master's degrees
144
Doctoral degrees (research)
11
Professional doctorates
69
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,886
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,240
Graduate students, fall 2024
646
Full-time, fall 2024
84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,337
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,470
Graduate students, 2024-25
867
Full-time, 2024-25
81%
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
62%
Men
38%
White
68%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
10%
Students taking some online courses
45%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Atlantic Sun Conference
President
Susan M. Donovan
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization
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