| Location: | Southeast |
| Setting: | Large City Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Baptist |
| Size: | Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Bruins |
Belmont University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Nashville, Tennessee. It is the largest Christian university in Tennessee and the second largest private university in the state.
Belmont is currently ranked by U.S. News & World Report at number 11 of masters-degree universities in the South. For the applicant class of 2007-08, Belmont admitted 62% of its applicants, and half of those students matriculated. The average ACT score for the admitted class is 26. One-third of new freshmen at Belmont were in the top 10 percent of their graduating class, including 30 valedictorians and 12 salutatorians, and they held an average cumulative high school GPA of 3.5. Approximately 2/3 of entering freshmen eventually graduate from Belmont, and approximately 1/3 of entering freshmen eventually transfer out of Belmont.
In addition to the music and music business programs, Belmont offers a full range of majors and programs that extend outside of class. Belmont and HCA created a health sciences consortium with local universities to alleviate the shortage of nurses and health care professionals in the local community. The entrepreneurship program was named the 2008 National Model Entrepreneurship Program, and provides students with shared office space and mentoring from faculty, local entrepreneurs and attorneys. New Century Journalism students have gained work experience at The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Daily Show, CBS Evening News, and British Broadcasting Corp.
Belmont's Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business (CEMB) consists of current/former authors, performers, expert witnesses (for industry lawsuits), artist managers, lawyers, record label executives, songwriters, and others. The former dean of the CEMB, Jim Van Hook, is a legendary Nashville label head, especially as part of the Christian music industry; he is currently CEO of Word Entertainment. One of the hallmarks of the program is its vast internship program, which sends hundreds of students annually out into the Nashville music industry to intern for record labels, management companies, publishing companies, booking agencies, publicists, recording studios, law firms, and other businesses.
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| Percent of Students International: | 1% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 45% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA, NAIA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Atlantic Sun Conference) Baseball (Atlantic Sun Conference) Track (Atlantic Sun Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 17,300 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 16,360 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 900 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,373 | 15% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,632 | 3% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 3,625 | 63% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,392 | 41% | |
Any Aid: |
79% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 73% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 55% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 530, Math: 540 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 640, Math: 640 |
| Application Fee: | $ 35.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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belmont and furman universities?
how selective is it?
i live in NY
have around a 3.6 or 3.7 GPA
i wish to major in music business
i have taken many business courses in hs
i have done well on standardized tests
iam a 4 year 3 sport varsity athlete
how are my odds?
16 months ago
Best Answer
You can be welcomed to both competitive colleges with your odds.
Sports? Inform any of these colleges that you are in varsity.
Furman has the a best program is music and a popular program is business.
Belmont? I don't know.
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My top college choices, can i get in?
I have a 3.65 GPA, I've played 3 varsity sports for 4 years, i have taken a couple AP classes, ive done well on standardized tests, ive been captain on my sports teams. i live in NY. Ive taken a variety of courses including many relating to my potential major, business admin or music business.can i get into these schools? or even if u have input or info on these schools that would be great
1.) Belmont University
2.) Furman University
3.) University of Tennessee- Knoxville
4.) Virginia Tech
5.) University Of Connecticut
6.) UNC-Chapel Hill..probably my reach school
7.) Northeastern
17 months ago
Best Answer
Belmont is pretty easy to get into, as long as your SAT score was decent.
The housing at Belmont is interesting. I would def. live on campus until you get used to the city and area. It's a lot of fun, but a lot at once.
Nearly everyone in town has got something to display. Make sure you don't lose sight of what you got.
The scene is awesome. Cafe Coco and Taste of Tokyo are two places you've gotta go to if you visit the ville.
Good luck with your applications!
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can i get into this college?
i know there are so many factors and ways to get into a college, but i thought someone who knew about the college selection process would know be able to give me some information.
my first choice college is Belmont University in Nashville. i want to major in music business.
i have a 3.6 gpa
i have taken a variety of ap courses
i have played 3 varsity sports for 4 years
i have taken various classes relating to the major i want to persue
i am involved in 2 clubs
belmont has a 69% acceptance rate.
also if i really like this school should i apply for early decision / early action? or should i still leave my options open?
any imput would be great.
18 months ago
Best Answer
Yes, I think your chances are excellent to get into Belmont.
If you really like the school, there is nothing wrong with doing early decision, it gives "a plan" and takes away the doubt and worry you might feel later on. I did and I was glad.
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belmont university in nashville?
can anyone tell me about belmont U in nashville? im possibly interested in working at a record label when im older so i was interested in their music business related major. is it a nice campus and area? what is there to do? i live in ny so its far from home so would it be worth it?
18 months ago
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sweet..i am too. i just visited last friday! the campus is amazing! very very nice. i come from a little town and the campus is not too small but not too big either. the area is nice and music row is adjacent to the school. the music business major sounds nice ( i'm interested in audio engineering tech) you can either focus on production or business. its definatly worth it if it something you seriously want to do. there are tons of things to do. belmont is less than 10 minutes from down town. there is a nice (18 and up) club downtown (grahm central station), lots of stores, coyote ugly..there will definatly be something to do. well i hope this helped.
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Its no Harvard, but it isn't as easy as a community college either.
From the looks of it the average SAT score is around 1140 and it reports an average GPA to be 3.5(may be weighted).
Here's the Yahoo write-up:
Admission 2,184 applied, 1,579 admitted, 797 enrolled, 3.50 average high school GPA
Average high school GPA 3.50
Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 91%, SAT math scores over 500 89%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 44%, SAT math scores over 600 41%, ACT scores over 24 67%, SAT verbal scores over 700 8%, SAT math scores over 700 9%, ACT scores over 30 13%
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