Belmont University

Belmont University is a private nonprofit college in Nashville, TN. Its average net price is $32,648 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$28,236
$30,001 to $48,000$26,421
$48,001 to $75,000$27,963
$75,001 to $110,000$28,843
$110,001 and up$43,872
$43,750Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$43,750Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$32,648Average Net Price
$15,530Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,500Books and Supplies
$5,920Other Expenses
26.9%Students on Pell Grants
34.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

95.3%Acceptance Rate
600 to 690SAT Reading, Middle Half
560 to 660SAT Math, Middle Half
24 to 30ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$50,056
8 years after entry$57,127
10 years after entry$62,789
71.2%Graduation Rate
86.9%Retention Rate
$20,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Nashville, TNLocation
Large citySetting
7,137Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation$46,764 National median for this major n=64Not published
Architecture$55,143 National median for this major n=3,112Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$38,224 n=426$21,500 n=409
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$36,952 n=117$23,750 Small program - rough guide n=97
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$18,625 Small program - rough guide n=34
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$46,835 Small program - rough guide n=41$20,241 Small program - rough guide n=36
Communications Technologies/Technicians$27,797 National median for this major n=285Not published
Community Organization and Advocacy$45,679 National median for this major n=2,262Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Design and Applied Arts$42,318 Small program - rough guide n=49$24,750 Small program - rough guide n=44
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Educational Administration and Supervision$41,124 National median for this major n=779Not published
Engineering Physics$71,501 National median for this major n=458Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$36,527 Small program - rough guide n=57$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=38
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Law$38,280 National median for this major n=22Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$46,428 Small program - rough guide n=32$21,125 Small program - rough guide n=76
Music$27,430 Small program - rough guide n=86$22,273 n=119
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$58,869 National median for this major n=912Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General$32,431 National median for this major n=74Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$21,000 Small program - rough guide n=56
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Publishing$34,293 National median for this major n=103Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$80,836 n=208$22,289 n=199
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$48,389 National median for this major n=3,062Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=39
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other$36,157 National median for this major n=289Not published

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