Belmont Abbey College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Belmont, North Carolina. The campus sits in a midsize suburban area. It enrolled 1,388 students in fall 2024, including 1,298 undergraduates and 90 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Belmont Abbey College offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 33 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 390 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Mission
Our mission is to educate students in the liberal arts and sciences so that in all things God may be glorified. In this endeavor, we are guided by the Catholic intellectual tradition, the Apostolic Constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae, and the Benedictine spirit of prayer and learning. Exemplifying Benedictine hospitality, we welcome a diverse body of students and provide them with an education that will enable them to lead lives of integrity, to succeed professionally, to become responsible citizens, and to be a blessing to themselves and to others.
Key figures
1,388
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
390
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
33
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 33
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
70%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
338
Master's degrees
52
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,388
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,298
Graduate students, fall 2024
90
Full-time, fall 2024
93%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,911
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,772
Graduate students, 2024-25
139
Full-time, 2024-25
80%
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
46%
Men
54%
White
67%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
13%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
13%
Students taking some online courses
47%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Conference Carolinas
Interim President
Dr. Joseph F. Wysocki
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