Belmont Abbey College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,497 in 2009-2010 (1,438 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 52% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Belmont Abbey provides on-campus housing for 660 of its 1,438 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Athletics

The school is in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school 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) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (123 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (41 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (29 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (3 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (20 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (3 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (10 awarded)

• Psychology