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# Belmont University

Nashville-based private university focused on visual and performing arts with open admissions and accessible financial aid.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 36.135589, -86.794807

### Summary

Nashville-based private university focused on visual and performing arts with open admissions and accessible financial aid.

### Description

Belmont University is a private, four-year institution located in Nashville, Tennessee, with a strong emphasis on visual and performing arts. The university enrolls approximately 8,862 students and maintains a professions-focused curriculum that combines traditional liberal arts with specialized training in music, theater, and visual disciplines.

Annual tuition is $40,560, and the total cost of attendance including room and board is $55,570. The university reports an acceptance rate of 96.4%, indicating accessible admissions. Many students receive financial aid and pay significantly less than the published cost of attendance. The 75th percentile SAT Reading score is 690 and SAT Math is 660; the 75th percentile ACT Composite score is 30.

Belmont is best suited for students pursuing degrees in music, theater, dance, visual arts, and related fields who value hands-on training and professional preparation in Nashville's creative economy. For more information, visit belmont.edu.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 219,709
- **State**: TN
- **City**: Nashville
- **Address**: 1900 Belmont Blvd
- **Zip Code**: 37212
- **Sector Group**: Private Not-for-Profit 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: https://www.belmont.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: City
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $40,560
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $40,560
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $55,570
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $55,570
- **Room and Board**: $15,010
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 8,862
- **Acceptance Rate**: 96.4%
- **SAT Reading 75th Percentile**: 690
- **SAT Math 75th Percentile**: 660
- **ACT Composite 75th Percentile**: 30
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $404,513,549
- **Carnegie Classification**: Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Lower Access, Medium Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Visual and Performing Arts