Colleges / Belhaven University
College · Private nonprofit · Jackson, MS · City
BU

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Religious affiliation
Address1500 Peachtree Street, Jackson, MS 39202
Websitewww.belhaven.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate50%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$16k
Undergrad size1,471
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $16k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 50% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1124 · ACT 22.

If you get in

1,471 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $40k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $16k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$159k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$63k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$96k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$30.3k
Room & board
$9.8k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants49%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans68%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr49%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$46k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,471
Location
Jackson, MS
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · higher part-time
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black47%
  • White36%
  • Unknown6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Hispanic4%
  • International2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students40%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time22%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$26k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 42

What you can study.

Colleges / Belhaven University
College · Private nonprofit · Jackson, MS · City
BU

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Religious affiliation
Address1500 Peachtree Street, Jackson, MS 39202
Websitewww.belhaven.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate50%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$16k
Undergrad size1,471
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $16k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 50% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1124 · ACT 22.

If you get in

1,471 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $40k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $16k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$159k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$63k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$96k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$30.3k
Room & board
$9.8k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants49%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans68%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr49%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$46k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,471
Location
Jackson, MS
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · higher part-time
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black47%
  • White36%
  • Unknown6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Hispanic4%
  • International2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students40%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time22%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$26k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 42

What you can study.