Belmont Abbey College

www.belmontabbeycollege.edu

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition
$19,500
5.41% growth from 2022
2023 Average Net Price
$23,463
After Financial Aid
2021 Default Rate
0%
on Student Loans
2023 Acceptance Rate
90.4%
2,972 Applicants
2023 Enrolled Students
1,650
89.8% Full-Time
2023 Graduation Rate
46.4%
185 Graduates

About

Belmont Abbey College is a higher education institution located in Gaston County, NC. In 2023, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Belmont Abbey College were General Business Administration & Management (68 degrees awarded), Sport & Fitness Management (31 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (25 degrees).

In 2023, 299 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Belmont Abbey College. 51.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 48.5% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (183 degrees), 6.78 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (27 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Belmont Abbey College is $19,500, which is $−9,780 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

In 2021 the default rate for borrower's at Belmont Abbey College was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 397 total borrowers.

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Costs

In 2023, the median undergraduate tuition at Belmont Abbey College is $19,500, which is $9,780 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $23,463.

In 2023, 93% of undergraduate students attending Belmont Abbey College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 47% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$19,500
2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at Belmont Abbey College was $19,500. The cost of tuition at Belmont Abbey College is $−9,780 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

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Average Net Price

$23,463
2023 Value
0.251%
1 Year Growth

In 2023 Belmont Abbey College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $23,463. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Belmont Abbey College grew by 0.251%.

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Other Student Expenses

$9,829
Room and Board
$1,000
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Belmont Abbey College was of $9,829 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 0.347% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,000. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

93%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
47%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

93% of undergraduate students at Belmont Abbey College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a growth of 1.09% with respect to 2022, when 92% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Student Loan Default Rate

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0%
2021 Default Rate
0
Number of Defaults

In 2021 the default rate for borrower's at Belmont Abbey College was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 397 total borrowers.

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Admissions

Belmont Abbey College received 2,972 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 7.8% annual growth. Out of those 2,972 applicants, 2,686 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 90.4% acceptance rate.

There were 1,650 students enrolled at Belmont Abbey College in 2023. 33% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Belmont Abbey College has an overall enrollment yield of 14.9%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

90.4%
Acceptance Rate in 2023
2,686
Accepted Out of 2,972

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Belmont Abbey College was 90.4% (2,686 admissions from 2,972 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 97.2%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 7.8%, while admissions grew by 0.261%.

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SAT Scores

33%
Submission Percentage (2023)
132
Scores Submitted (2023)

33% of enrolled first-time students at Belmont Abbey College in 2023 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Belmont Abbey College had a total enrollment of 1,650 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Belmont Abbey College is 1,482 students and the part-time enrollment is 168. This means that 89.8% of students enrolled at Belmont Abbey College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Belmont Abbey College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 62.2% White, 8.73% Hispanic or Latino, 8.73% Black or African American, 2.61% Two or More Races, 1.88% Asian, 0.303% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.121% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Belmont Abbey College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (32.8%), followed by White Female (32.3%) and Black or African American Male (5.71%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Male (24.2%), followed by White Female (16.8%) and Black or African American Female (12.6%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

89.8%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Belmont Abbey College in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,650 students. The full-time enrollment at Belmont Abbey College is 1,482 and the part-time enrollment is 168. This means that 89.8% of students enrolled at Belmont Abbey College are enrolled full-time compared with 78.8% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

69%
2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Belmont Abbey College was 69%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (74%), Belmont Abbey College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    1,026 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    144 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    144 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Belmont Abbey College is 62.2% White, 8.73% Hispanic or Latino, 8.73% Black or African American, 2.61% Two or More Races, 1.88% Asian, 0.303% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.121% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 53.2% White, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.9% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 195 students (11.8%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2023, 9 more women than men received degrees from Belmont Abbey College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Belmont Abbey College is white (183 degrees awarded). There were 6.78 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (27 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Belmont Abbey College is General Business Administration & Management (68 degrees awarded), followed by Sport & Fitness Management (31 degrees) and Liberal Arts & Sciences (25 degrees).

In 2023,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Belmont Abbey College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (40 degrees awarded), History (14 degrees), and Philosophy and Religious Studies (7 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Belmont Abbey College are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (198,241 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (184,381 people), Secondary school teachers (149,592 people), Other managers (147,337 people), and Postsecondary teachers (130,133 people).

The most specialized majors at Belmont Abbey College in 2023 are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (40 degrees awarded), History (14 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (7 degrees), English (11 degrees), and Theology (5 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Belmont Abbey College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

The most specialized majors at Belmont Abbey College are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (40 degrees awarded), History (14 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (7 degrees), English (11 degrees), and Theology (5 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Belmont Abbey College are Elementary & secondary schools (480,007 people), uninformed (338,696 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (288,396 people), Legal services (159,502 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (145,521 people).

The most specialized majors at Belmont Abbey College are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (40 degrees awarded), History (14 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (7 degrees), English (11 degrees), and Theology (5 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Belmont Abbey College.
Most Common (2023)
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    68 degrees awarded
  2. Sport & Fitness Management
    31 degrees awarded
  3. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    25 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Belmont Abbey College was General Business Administration & Management with 68 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

145
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2023
154
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2023

In 2023, 145 degrees were awarded to men at Belmont Abbey College, which is 0.942 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (154).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 44 degrees were awarded to men at Belmont Abbey College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.83 times more than the 24 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 24 degrees were awarded to men at Belmont Abbey College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 0.545 times less than the 44 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

39%
100% Completion Time
46%
150% Completion Time

In 2023, 39% of students graduating from Belmont Abbey College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 46% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 46% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Asian Male
Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Belmont Abbey College is Male and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (74.3%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 24.9% of graduates (46 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    183 degrees awarded
  2. Black or African American
    27 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    11 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Belmont Abbey College is white (183 degrees awarded). There were 6.78 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (27 degrees).

19.4% of degree recipients (58 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)
  1. White Male
    92 degrees awarded
  2. White Female
    91 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American Female
    17 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Belmont Abbey College is white male (92 degrees awarded). There were 1.01 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (91 degrees).

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Operations

Belmont Abbey College has an endowment valued at nearly $11.7M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of −294k (−2.53%) compared to the 4.79% average return (2.46M on 51.4M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2023, Belmont Abbey College had a total salary expenditure of 48.2M. Belmont Abbey College employs 47 Assistant professors, 31 Associate professors and 7 Professors. Most academics at Belmont Abbey College are Female Assistant professor (27), Male Assistant professor (20), and Male Associate professor (17).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Belmont Abbey College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 66 employees, Business and Financial Operations, with 30 employees, and Management with 27 employees.

Endowment

$11.7M
2023 Endowment
4.46%
decline from 2022

Belmont Abbey College has an endowment valued at about $11.7M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Belmont Abbey College declined 4.46% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $39.8M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$17.4M
2023 Salaries
13.1%
growth from 2022

In 2023, Belmont Abbey College paid a median of $17.4M in salaries, which represents 36.1% of their overall expenditure ($48.2M) and a 13.1% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 6% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 11.9% growth between 2020 and 2021.

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Instructional Salaries

$6.04M
Instructional Salaries
91
Number of Employees

In 2023, Belmont Abbey College paid a total of $6.04M to 91 employees working as instructors, which represents 34.8% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $552k (3.27%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Occupations by Share

Assistant professor
Most Common Instructor
47 Employees
Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
66 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Belmont Abbey College were Assistant professor with 47 employees, Associate professor with 31 employees, and Professor with 7 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Belmont Abbey College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 66 employees, Business and Financial Operations with 30 employees, and Management with 27 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)
  1. Female Assistant professor
  2. Male Assistant professor
  3. Male Associate professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Belmont Abbey College was Female Assistant professor with 27 employees, Male Assistant professor with 20 employees, and Male Associate professor with 17 employees.

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