Private nonprofitFour-year

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$21,499
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$48,770
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
64.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$62,069
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$61,691
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$48,770
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$48,770
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$10,850
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$9,546
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$500
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00018,430
$30,001–48,00019,358
$48,001–75,00017,391
$75,001–110,00021,987
$110,001+29,194

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
64.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
59.9%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
75.1%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$49,819
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$62,069
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$25,000
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$265.04
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
74.4%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $62,069 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
86.1%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,210
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
23–28
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
2,161
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
12:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
27.3%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
30.7%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
48.9%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$68,249
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White67%
Hispanic10%
Black11%
Asian3%
Two or more races5%
Nonresident / international2%

Other Four-year institutions in KY

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Alice Lloyd CollegeNot reported38.9%$40,573
American National University-LouisvilleNot reported50.0%$28,188
Asbury Theological SeminaryNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Asbury UniversityNot reported65.0%$42,368
Beckfield College-FlorenceNot reported31.7%$37,114
Berea CollegeNot reported58.2%$43,150
Brescia UniversityNot reported53.7%$45,500
Campbellsville UniversityNot reported42.0%$41,583
Centre CollegeNot reported80.7%$66,240
Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegeNot reported38.5%$41,623
Eastern Kentucky University$11,04050.0%$45,795
Frontier Nursing UniversityNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$107,394$120,193Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$89,391$103,485Not reported
Finance and Financial Management Services.$84,262$83,343Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$82,814$88,910$30,800
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$81,343$82,893Not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$79,698$70,786Not reported
Educational Administration and Supervision.$71,227$71,685Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$63,991$68,257$26,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.$61,841$54,562$25,944
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$54,573$59,916Not reported
Psychology, General.$53,413$50,706$26,376
Political Science and Government.$52,228$63,293$25,226
Criminal Justice and Corrections.$51,527$55,378$25,990
Communication and Media Studies.$50,665$56,359$25,853
English Language and Literature, General.$45,612$48,590$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$43,808$47,382$27,000
Mathematics.Not reported$69,562Not reported
Data Science.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Data Analytics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.Not reported$55,693Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10