Belmont University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Belmont University is a private doctoral/professional university in Nashville, TN (city setting), with 7,330 undergraduates (67% women), affiliated with the Interdenominational. It admitted 96% of 8,950 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1160–1350 on the SAT and 23–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $62,570 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $37,558 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 72% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in visual & performing arts, health professions & nursing, business. The campus reported 0.87 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Belmont University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Interdenominational
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $41,320
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Belmont University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Belmont University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Missouri Valley Conference | 27 | room 1 | 3 | $1.3M | $46,901 | 992 | |
| Baseball | Missouri Valley Conference | 36 | 2 over | 4 | $1.6M | $45,170 | 987 | |
| Men's Basketball | Missouri Valley Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $4.3M | $267,528 | 1000 | |
| Women's Basketball | Missouri Valley Conference | 13 | room 2 | 6 | $3M | $229,260 | 991 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Missouri Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Missouri Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 980 | |
| Men's Golf | Missouri Valley Conference | 7 | room 2 | 2 | $349k | $49,874 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Missouri Valley Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $471k | $58,891 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | Missouri Valley Conference | 25 | room 3 | 4 | $1.2M | $49,206 | 974 | |
| Softball | Missouri Valley Conference | 22 | room 3 | 4 | $1.3M | $60,248 | 993 | |
| Men's Tennis | Horizon League | 6 | room 4 | 2 | $448k | $74,638 | 966 | |
| Women's Tennis | Missouri Valley Conference | 6 | room 4 | 2 | $407k | $67,787 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Missouri Valley Conference | 88 | 43 over | 4 | $1.1M | $12,403 | 995 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Missouri Valley Conference | 68 | 23 over | 4 | $1.1M | $15,850 | 984 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Missouri Valley Conference | 18 | at cap | 1 | $1.3M | $70,942 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.