Belmont Abbey College

Belmont Abbey College is a private, liberal-arts Catholic college located in Belmont, North Carolina. BAC was founded in 1876 and today sits upon an area of 650 acres. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses in several subjects, including accounting, business management, economics and psychology. In addition, the college also offers several career and pre-professional programs, including dentistry, medicine, optometry, pharmacy and pre-law.

BAC has several student clubs and organizations on campus. The Ballroom Dancing Club, the Elite Dance Team, the Abbey Chorus, College Republicans and Crusaders for Life are some student-run clubs. The college also has an active Greek life, with chapters of Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Delta Psi Theta, Phi Kappa Theta, Sigma Alpha and Alpha Sigma Pi.

Belmont Abbey College Highlights

Where Belmont Abbey College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management and education and teaching.
• Large number of students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Belmont Abbey Students

The student enrollment at Belmont Abbey was 1,337 in 2007-2008 (1,257 full-time equivalent).

About 53% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 47% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Belmont Abbey participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Housing and Meals

Belmont Abbey provides on-campus housing for 629 of its 1,257 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Belmont Abbey Athletics

Belmont Abbey is in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference for major sports.

Belmont Abbey offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 93 male students received the aid (men were 51% of those receiving aid) and 89 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 49% of students receiving such aid) .

Belmont Abbey Admissions (2008-2009)

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