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Belmont University

Belmont University
1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37212

Official telephone: (615) 460-6000
Fax number: (615) 460-6446

Website: www.belmont.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,519 men, 2,255 women, 3,774 total
Full-time undergraduates: 1,414 men, 2,034 women, 3,448 total
Part-time undergraduates: 105 men, 221 women, 326 total
Total graduate students: 250 men, 457 women, 707 total
Full-time graduate students: 66 men, 236 women, 302 total
Part-time graduate students: 184 men, 221 women, 405 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 59%
First-year student breakdown:
3.7% Black (non-Hispanic)
2.1% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.6% Hispanic
90.0% White (non-Hispanic)
0.5% total international (nonresident aliens)
2.2% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
3.8% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.6% Hispanic
88.8% White (non-Hispanic)
0.9% total international (nonresident aliens)
2.8% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Belmont University
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 78 acres
City or town school is located in: Nashville, TN
Population of city/town: 1,200,000
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Cool Springs, TN
Nearest major city: Nashville, TN
Population of nearest major city: 1,200,000
Online campus map: www.belmont.edu/about/
campusmap.cfm

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Housing shortage for underclassmen may preclude upperclassmen from living in campus housing

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (14%)
  • women's dorms (28%)
  • men's dorms (21%)
  • single-student apartments (35%)
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including Special Emphasis Houses (2%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 98%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 52%
Percent of students who live off campus: 48%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen from outside of Nashville must live on campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 85%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, Gambling prohibited.
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 550
Other computer facilities/services: Massey Center Computer Labs - 140 computers
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Tennessee Baptist Collection
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Belmont Mansion - Restored Antebellum (c 1852) mansion and historical museum

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Annual Job Fairs
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 90%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 4
Percent of men who join fraternities: 3%
Number of social sororities on campus: 4
Percent of women who join sororities: 3%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Belmont Vision
Number of honor societies: 19
Total number of registered organizations: 72
Campus-based religious organizations:
Amnesty International, Wesley Foundation, Baptist Campus Ministries, Canterbury Fellowship, Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Community, Chadasha, Christian Artists Fellowship, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Orthodox Christian Fellowship
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Sigma Tau, Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Mu, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Kappa Tau

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Michael Strickland,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Betty J. Wiseman
School mascot: Bruins
Athletic conference memberships: Atlantic Sun Conference (Division I)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's golfno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's golfno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. I
Women's softballno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 12%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Nashville, TN (9 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Memphis, TN (196 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Nashville, TN (5 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 15%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 9% immediately, 23% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Baylor University (TX);Belmont University (TN);University of Tennessee (TN);Vanderbilt University (TN)
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 56% within six months of graduation, 67% within one year of graduation, 82% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
EMI, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, HCA, Deloitte, EY, The Buntin Group, AmSurg, LifePoint Hospitals, SunTrust, Caterpillar Financial
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Trisha Yearwood - Country Music Singer Lee Ann Womack - Country Music Singer and Songwriter



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