unitid 156286 · Louisville, KY · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)
Bellarmine University
- enrollment 2023
- 3,314
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
86%
74th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,161
77th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
31%
undergrads on Pell grants
43rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
64%
finish within 150% time
62nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$61,691
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$21,499
after aid, aided students
45th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$62,069
after entry, Title IV students
74th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$25,000
58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $18,430 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k20%
- 30-48k12%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $68,249
- First-generation students
- 27%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $48,770
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 142 | $76,649 | $30,800 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 73 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 71 | $50,098 | $26,376 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 59 | $52,400 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 57 | — | $26,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 52 | $47,289 | $25,944 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 46 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 43 | $51,043 | $25,853 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 34 | $105,636 | — |
| Biology, General. | 31 | $67,798 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 27 | $45,799 | $27,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 25 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.