Belmont University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Belmont University located in Nashville, Tennessee was established in 1890. This private university boasts of being the largest Christian university in Tennessee as well as the second largest private university in the state. There are other campuses of the university located in Los Angeles, New York City and there is also a regional campus in Franklin. The university has various schools and colleges which include:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business Administration
• College of Visual and Performing Arts
• Graduate School
• School of Religion
• University College

The university has several Greek organizations including Phi Delta Theta, Phi Kappa Tau, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Tau Omega and Alpha Sigma Tau. The female students of Belmont university play cross country, soccer and volleyball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in music, nutrition and exercise therapy, and media.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

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.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 4,991 in 2009-2010 (5,058 full-time equivalent).

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

Undergrads are 82% of enrolled students and graduate students are 18%.

Students under 25 years old represent 79% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Belmont provides on-campus housing for 2,091 of its 5,058 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Atlantic Sun Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 97 male students received the aid (men were 50% of those receiving aid) and 98 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 50% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Belmont offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Other Then Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (242 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

DESIGN (14 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (63 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Engineering Physics

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (11 awarded)

• Child Development
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (6 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (120 awarded)

• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• English Language and Literature
• European Studies/Civilization
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Economics
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (87 awarded)

• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Organizational Communication
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Recording Arts Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (3 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (386 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Pedagogy
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (106 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (93 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (31 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (31 awarded)

• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (50 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology