Belmont University is proud to welcome the members of the Class of 2012. These students bring to campus a wide variety of experience and accomplishments, including church leadership roles, student body administration, and athletic team leadership. The data below presents the profile of the entering class.

41 states and 5 foreign countries are represented with 38% of the entering freshmen coming from the state of Tennessee. The map below shows the geographic representation of the entering class.

Academic Credentials The incoming class includes 31 valedictorians and 17 salutatorians. Their average unweighted GPA is 3.52. Thirty-six percent were in the top 10% of their graduating class. Seventy percent were in the top 25% of their graduating class.

Costs for the 2008-09 Academic Year

Tuition and Fees:  $21,110
Room and Board: $ 8,200
TOTAL:  $29,310

Scholarship Information 

Belmont offers a variety of merit-based scholarships for freshmen. The application for admission to the university serves as the merit-based scholarship application. Priority consideration for scholarships is given to those applications postmarked by December 1 of the senior year. To be considered competitive for an academic scholarship, a student must meet at least four of the six criteria listed below.

• 3.5 academic core GPA (un-weighted)
• Top 10% of class rank
• 3.5 cumulative GPA (un-weighted)
• Strong college preparatory curriculum
• 28 ACT or higher or 1260 SAT (critical reading and math) or higher
• Significant individual achievement

Five students will be chosen to receive the Presidential Scholarship, Belmont’s top merit award. In addition to meeting all of the above criteria, applicants must have a 29 ACT or 1320 SAT (critical reading and math) or higher. More than 425 applicants qualified for the Presidential Scholarship in 2008.

Additional scholarship information can be found online at 
http://www.belmont.edu/sfs/undergrad/merit.html

For a printable version of the Freshman Profile, click here