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Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Belmont University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Nashville, Tennessee. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 8,803 students in fall 2024, including 7,175 undergraduates and 1,628 graduate students. The school has a religious affiliation.

Belmont University offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 116 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Music Management, Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 2,274 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

87% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

8,803
Students enrolled
87%
First-year retention
2,274
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
116
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 116

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

Visual and Performing Arts 25
Business, Management and Marketing 13
Health Professions 11
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Communications Technologies 2
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Communication and Journalism 9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
Psychology 1
Education 12
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Social Sciences 6
English Language and Literature 1
Architecture 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 4
Philosophy and Religious Studies 3
History 2
Physical Sciences 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Engineering 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
87%
First-year retention, part-time students
57%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
1,690
Master's degrees
299
Doctoral degrees (research)
1
Professional doctorates
284

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
8,803
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,175
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,628
Full-time, fall 2024
93%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
9,367
Undergraduates, 2024-25
7,520
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,847
Full-time, 2024-25
90%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women
66%
Men
34%
White
72%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
2%
Students taking some online courses
55%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Interdenominational
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Missouri Valley Conference
President
L. Gregory Jones
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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