Colleges / Bellarmine University
College · Private nonprofit · Louisville, KY · City
BU

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Religious affiliation
Address2001 Newburg Rd, Louisville, KY 40205-0671
Websitewww.bellarmine.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size2,161
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1210 · ACT 24.

If you get in

2,161 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $62k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$247k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$86k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$161k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$48.8k
Room & board
$10.8k
Books & supplies
$500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants31%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans49%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr64%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$62k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
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
2,161
Location
Louisville, KY
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 · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White67%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian3%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students27%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$68k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 45

What you can study.

Colleges / Bellarmine University
College · Private nonprofit · Louisville, KY · City
BU

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Religious affiliation
Address2001 Newburg Rd, Louisville, KY 40205-0671
Websitewww.bellarmine.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size2,161
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1210 · ACT 24.

If you get in

2,161 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $62k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$247k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$86k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$161k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$48.8k
Room & board
$10.8k
Books & supplies
$500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants31%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans49%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr64%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$62k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
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
2,161
Location
Louisville, KY
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 · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White67%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian3%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students27%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$68k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 45

What you can study.