Bellarmine University
Louisville, Kentucky · Website
$62,069
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$62,069
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Bellarmine University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Louisville, Kentucky with 2,161 undergraduates and 646 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $21,499 a year (tuition and fees $48,770). It admits 86% of applicants and 64% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $62,069 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,499
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$48,770
US median $11,837
Admission rate
86%
US median 78%
Completion rate
64%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$62,069
Rank 689 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $21,499
- Tuition and fees
- $48,770
- Cost of attendance
- $61,691
- Students with a need-based grant
- 31%
- Students with federal loans
- 49%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,430
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,358
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,391
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,987
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,194
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $37,650 in 2015-16 to $48,770 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1,210
- SAT reading, middle
- 595
- SAT math, middle
- 600
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 2,161
- Graduate students
- 646
- Part-time students
- 2.4%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 64%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 72
- Endowment
- $63.3M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 689 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 70 in Kentucky (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,499 | $16,512 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $48,770 | $11,652 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 86% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 64% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $13,521 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $49,819 | $31,816 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $62,069 | $36,235 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 74% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
72 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 142 | $25,000 | $70,544 | $82,814 | $88,910 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 73 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 71 | $25,990 | $29,028 | $53,413 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 59 | $25,137 | $52,664 | $54,573 | $59,916 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $26,000 | $41,061 | $63,991 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $25,841 | $30,236 | $61,841 | $54,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 46 | $26,735 | $68,630 | $89,391 | $103,485 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $25,853 | $34,858 | $50,665 | $56,359 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 34 | $41,000 | $92,224 | $107,394 | $120,193 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $27,000 | $29,253 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $27,000 | $38,469 | $43,808 | $47,382 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | $84,262 | $83,343 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $40,785 | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $25,226 | $25,424 | $52,228 | $63,293 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $71,227 | $71,685 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $25,990 | $30,930 | $51,527 | $55,378 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $109,015 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $79,698 | $70,786 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $27,000 | $32,295 | $45,612 | $48,590 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,573 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Bellarmine University cost?
$21,499 a year is the average net price at Bellarmine University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $48,770, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $61,691. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,430 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Bellarmine University?
86% of applicants are admitted to Bellarmine University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,210 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in Kentucky is 81%.
How much do Bellarmine University graduates earn?
$62,069 a year is the median pay of former Bellarmine University students who work, 10 years after they started ($49,819 after 6 years). That ranks 689 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 70 in Kentucky. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $92,224.
How much student debt do Bellarmine University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Bellarmine University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 49% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Bellarmine University?
64% of first-time, full-time students at Bellarmine University finish within 6 years. 75% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Bellarmine University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (142 bachelor's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (73 professional graduates), Psychology, General (71 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 72 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.