+11%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Belmont University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($38.4k → $42.5k).
Tennessee · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee. 7,306 undergraduate students. 91 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Belmont University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Belmont University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.6% → 0.0%).
+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Belmont University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($38.4k → $42.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Tennessee
Each tile compares this institution to the Tennessee median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$55,930+31% · 6→10y
Tennessee median $38,880$42,770
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry71.7%+43% · '97→'24
Tennessee median 57.6%$17,500+95% · '97→'20
At program completion7,306+180% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS83.7%+10% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time96.4%+28% · '01→'24
latest cohort$41,320+217% · '01→'24
out-of-state $41,320SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.2%Median federal debt $17,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $55,930 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+43%
Belmont University · completion · 150% rose
49.6% → 70.7%
+113%
Belmont University · completion · 100% rose
28.6% → 60.9%
+10%
Belmont University · retention rose
79.0% → 86.9%
+180%
Belmont University · undergrad enrollment rose
2,553 → 7,137
+217%
Belmont University · in-state tuition rose
$13,400 → $42,540
+217%
Belmont University · out-of-state tuition rose
$13,400 → $42,540
+95%
Belmont University · median debt rose
$10,500 → $20,500
-100%
Belmont University · cohort default rate fell
4.1% → 0.0%
+51%
Belmont University · pell share rose
13.7% → 20.8%
+40%
Belmont University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$39,900 → $55,930
+36%
Belmont University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$36,900 → $50,319
+30%
Belmont University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$32,800 → $42,770
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$139,004Business/Commerce, General.$120,032Accounting and Related Services.$103,207Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$102,708Law.$88,212Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$82,231Accounting and Related Services.$79,707Business/Commerce, General.$78,019Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.$73,233Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$73,156Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$72,897Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$70,903International Business.$66,226Psychology, General.$65,747Communication and Media Studies.$64,813Biology, General.$63,780Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$55,337Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$54,596Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.$53,467Marketing.$52,670Social Work.$51,433Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management.$50,279Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$49,556Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.$49,107
Showing top 24 of 30 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
30 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 10
EDUCATION · CIP 13
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$72,897Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$82,231Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$102,708Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$139,004Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$70,903
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Belmont University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$107,244
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 19
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $27,345
- HS-only baseline · TN
- $34,600
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 50
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Tennessee
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Belmont University graduates earn $X” — not “Belmont University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Belmont University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.