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Location: Louisville, Ky.
Date Opened: Oct. 3, 1950
Affiliation: Independent, Catholic
Colors: Scarlet and Silver
Nickname: Knights

Resident Students
Fall 2011: 1,055

F/T Undergraduates Living on Campus: 46%
F/T Freshmen Living on Campus: 77%


Number of full-time faculty: 150
Does not include academic deans or academic administrators
Male 70 (47%)
Female 80 (53%)
With terminal degrees 123 (82%)
Tenured* 67 (60%)
*of tenure track faculty

Student/Faculty Ratio: 13:1

Cost for Academic Year 2011-2012 
Undergraduate Tuition: $30,900
Fees: $1,240
Part Time Per Credit hour: $730
Matriculation Fee: $400 (one-time fee in the fall semester for first-time, full-time freshman)
Room and Board: $9,560 (based on maximum meal plan and average freshman double occupancy)
*100% of full-time freshmen receive institutional aid

Campus size: 144 acres
Facilities: 31 buildings, 861,903 total square footage
Facilities Off-campus: 22 buildings, 51,328 total square footage

Degrees Awarded
Advanced Certificate in Accounting
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHS)
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Certificate in Medical Laboratory Science
Master of Arts in Communication (MAC)
Master of Arts in Education (MAED)
Master of Arts in the Spirituality (MAS)
Master of Arts in the Spirituality (MAS)
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Applied Information Technology (MAIT)
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) – Education, Administration or Family Nurse Practitioner
Master of Health Science
Educational Specialist (EdS)
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Graduation and Retention Rates
6 Year Graduation Rate: 69% (freshman cohort 2004)
2nd Year Retention: 78% (freshman cohorts 2010)
3rd Year Retention: 74% (freshman cohort 2009)
4th Year Retention: 67% (freshman cohort 2008)

Popular Majors (top 5 majors by % of undergrad Bachelor Degrees conferred)
Nursing 22%
Business 9%
Psychology 9%
Biology 6%
Communication 6%

# of Degrees Conferred 756 (2009-2010)
Bachelor’s Degrees 435
Postbachelor’s Certificates 8
Master’s Degrees 271
Doctoral Degrees 42
Note: Students who double major are counted twice.

Alumni: 19,158

Namesake: Named for 15th century Jesuit priest and cardinal Robert Bellarmine—born Oct. 4, 1542 in Montepulciano, Italy; died Sept. 17, 1621 in Rome; canonized June 29, 1930.

History: From 1950 until 1968, Bellarmine operated as an Archdiocesan all men’s college. In 1968, Bellarmine merged with Ursuline College and became both co-educational and independent. On Sept. 14, 2000, Bellarmine changed its named from Bellarmine College to Bellarmine University.

Fall 2011
Total Headcount 3,249

Male 1,148 (35%)
Female 2,101 (65%)
Full-time 2,581 (79%)
Part-time 668 (21%)
Students of Color 354 (11%)
International 59 (2%)

Undergraduate Headcount 2,457
Male 876 (36%)
Female 1,581 (64%)
Full-time 2,276 (93%)
Part-time 181 (7%)
Students of Color 284 (12%)
International 58 (2%)

Graduate Headcount 792
Male 272 (34%)
Female 520 (66%)
Full-time 305 (39%)
Part-time 487 (61%)
Students of Color 70 (9%)
International 1 (1%)

First-time Freshmen 600
Male 218 (36%)
Female 382 (64%)   
Students of Color 80 (13%)   
International 12 (2%)  

Geographic Origin of Undergraduate Students
Kentucky 1,621 (66%)
Indiana 284 (12%)
Ohio 200 (8%)
Illinois 79 (3%)
Tennessee 46 (2%)
Missouri 43 (2%)
International 58 (2%)
Other States 126 (5%)

 

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