Bellarmine University Business Programs

Bellarmine University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Louisville, Kentucky. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Bellarmine University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Bellarmine U.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#25	Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Bellarmine U has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#64	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#126	Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#128	Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#164	Best General Business Administration and Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#173	Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#190	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Bellarmine University?

Contact details for Bellarmine U are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2001 Newburg Rd, Louisville, KY 40205-0671
Phone:	502-272-8263
Website:	www.bellarmine.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/BellarmineU
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/bellarmineU

How Do I Get Into Bellarmine U?

You can apply to Bellarmine U online at: https://www.bellarmine.edu/admissions/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for Bellarmine U

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bellarmine U?

Bellarmine U has an acceptance rate of 82%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 18% of students accepted to Bellarmine U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 640. Math scores were between 500 and 640.

Bellarmine U received ACT scores from 92% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 30. Math scores were between 20 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

Can I Afford Bellarmine University?

The overall average net price of Bellarmine U is $32,513. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bellarmine U, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $7,017 a year. That adds up to $28,068 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bellarmine U is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bellarmine University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,484 undergraduate students at Bellarmine U, with 2,369 being full-time and 115 being part-time.

There are also 809 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,369 full-time undergraduates at Bellarmine U, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bellarmine University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	50
Black or African American	137
Hispanic or Latino	141
White	1,838
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	172

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Bellarmine University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 28 countries are represented at Bellarmine U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Bellarmine University

In 2019-2020, 471 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bellarmine U has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Bellarmine U

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Bellarmine University was $43,470 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Bellarmine U is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Taxation	#10	#10
Taxation	#10	#10

Online Growth Rankings of Bellarmine U

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bellarmine University was 32.1%. This is the #735 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bellarmine U regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Bellarmine U ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Bellarmine U.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Taxation	#4
Taxation	#4

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Bellarmine University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	44	0	58	102
Accounting	26	8	0	34
Finance	24	0	0	24
General Economics	9	0	0	9
Actuarial Science	3	0	0	3
Taxation	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	106	8	58	172

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Braindrain0000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.