Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee · Private · 7,137 undergraduates · belmont.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
94%
of 9,140 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1160 to 1360
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$63,790Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Belmont University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
94% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$63,790
a year in 2027-28, from a $63,790 sticker price
What to do with your 1260
Send your score
About 55% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1090, and yours is above it.
Named scholarships
Your GPA and scores don't reach a tier of this college's named scholarships yet.
1 more award needs a higher GPA or score. See every tier
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- Classic Learning Test (CLT) accepted
Source: Belmont University first-year Apply page (Admissions) · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Mar1Regular Decision · March 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
94%
of applicants were admitted: 8,561 of 9,140 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 15% of them sent SAT scores and 39% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1160 to 1360
Reading and Writing 600 to 700
Math 560 to 660
ACT composite 24 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160012%
- 1200 to 139959%
- 1000 to 119929%
- 800 to 9990.4%
- 600 to 7990.4%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.89
- 4.049%
- 3.75 to 3.9921%
- 3.50 to 3.7413%
- 3.25 to 3.498.6%
- 3.00 to 3.246.2%
- 2.50 to 2.992.2%
- Below 2.500.4%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$63,790
a year
- Tuition$44,690
- Fees$2,320
- Food and housing$16,780
Belmont University published $61,330 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$28,236
- $30,001 to $48,000$26,421
- $48,001 to $75,000$27,963
- $75,001 to $110,000$28,843
- Over $110,000$43,872
Financial aid
78%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$35,563
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
37%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $15,858 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 12/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Trustee Scholarship
$25,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
Deadline: November 1 (priority for top merit). To keep it: ask the college for the renewal rules.
DetailsProvost Scholarship
$20,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
Deadline: November 1 (priority for top merit). To keep it: ask the college for the renewal rules.
DetailsFounders Scholarship
$17,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
Deadline: November 1 (priority for top merit). To keep it: ask the college for the renewal rules.
DetailsDistinguished Scholarship
$14,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
Deadline: November 1 (priority for top merit). To keep it: ask the college for the renewal rules.
Details
Show 7 more scholarships
Achievement Scholarship
$11,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
Deadline: November 1 (priority for top merit). To keep it: ask the college for the renewal rules.
DetailsLeadership Scholarship
$8,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
Deadline: November 1 (priority for top merit). To keep it: ask the college for the renewal rules.
DetailsArcher Presidential Scholarship
Full cost of attendance
Competitive · No separate application
- 4.43+ GPA, 1430+ SAT or 34+ ACT, typical strong candidate; must first qualify for Trustee Scholarship
Deadline: November 1 (Early Action I). To keep it: it renews for up to 8 semesters in a row.
DetailsIngram Achievers Scholarship
Full tuition
Competitive · In-state students · No separate application
To keep it: ask the college for the renewal rules.
DetailsWilliam Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship
Full cost of attendance
Competitive · No separate application
Deadline: November 1 (Early Action I). To keep it: ask the college for the renewal rules.
DetailsNational Merit Finalist Award
$1,000 a year
National Merit · No separate application
To keep it: ask the college for the renewal rules.
DetailsNational Merit Scholarship (Belmont-sponsored)
$1,000 a year
National Merit · No separate application
To keep it: ask the college for the renewal rules.
Details
Tennessee programs for residents
Ned McWherter Scholars Program
$6,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.75+ GPA, 1430+ SAT or 32+ ACT, Competitive merit award; application with transcript through first semester of senior year and official ACT/SAT; competitive, limited funding
Aspire Award
State program · In-state students
Up to $750/semester (4-year) or up to $250/semester (2-year) in addition to HOPE
- 3.00+ GPA, 1060+ SAT or 21+ ACT, Need-based HOPE supplement; meet HOPE requirements and parents' (or independent student's and spouse's) AGI of $36,000 or less
General Assembly Merit Scholarship (GAMS)
State program · In-state students
Up to $500/semester in addition to HOPE (including summer)
- 3.75+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT, HOPE supplement (TN public or category 1-3 private HS graduates); must meet HOPE Scholarship requirements; FAFSA, from Tennessee
Tennessee HOPE Scholarship
State program · In-state students
4-year (and 2-year with housing): up to $2,250/semester freshman & sophomore, up to $2,850/semester junior & senior; 2-year: up to $1,600/semester
- 3.00+ GPA, 1060+ SAT or 21+ ACT, HOPE Scholarship (entering freshmen); enroll within 16 months of HS graduation; FAFSA
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
30 of 31
Earn credit with a score of 3
6 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,470Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | Specific course credit awarded upon review of AP portfolio by Art faculty. | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | Specific course credit awarded upon review of AP portfolio by Art faculty. | |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ART 2000 |
| Art History | 5 | 3 | ART 2800 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO 1050/ 1055 |
| Biology | 5 | BIO 1150/ 1155 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | MTH 1210 | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | MTH 1210 | |
| Calculus BC | 4 | MTH 1210 and 1220 | |
| Chemistry | 3 | PHY 1010 | |
| Chemistry | 4 | CEM 1510/ 1515 | |
| Chemistry | 5 | CEM 1510/ CEM 1515 & CEM 1520/ CEM 1525 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSC elective |
| Computer Science A | 4 | CSC 1110 | |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | CSC 1020 | |
| Drawing | 4 | Specific course credit awarded upon review of AP portfolio by Art faculty. | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 1010 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 1010 or General Humanities Elective |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | ENV 1150/ 1155 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIS 1020 or History Elective |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | FRE 1010, 1020, 2010 or 2020 | |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | GER 1010, 1020, 2010 or 2020 | |
| Latin | 3 | LAT 1010, 1020, 2010 or 2020 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 2210 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 2220 |
| Music Theory | 4 | MUT 1310 or 1380 | |
| Physics 1 | 4 | PHY 1110/ 1115 | |
| Physics 2 | 4 | PHY 1120/ 1125 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | PHY 1620 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | PHY 1610 | |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY 1100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPA 1020 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPA 2010 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | SPA 2020 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MTH 1150 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSC 1210 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIS 2010 or 2020 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIS 1020 or History Elective |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
71%
Come back for a second year
87%
Typical earnings
$62,789
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Belmont University$59,172
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 17 majors here have earnings data.
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