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Belmont University

College of Business Administration

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1147
  • Annual Tuition
    $24,900
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    1,754
  • University Selectivity
    81%
  • University Yield
    42%
  • Average Salary
    $33,581
  • Top Industry
    Media, Entertainment
  • School Status
    Private
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1972
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
1900 Belmont Blvd
Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
Website

College of Business Administration

Belmont University offers a wide range of AACSB International-accredited business education programs to its undergraduate, graduate, and executive students. Faculty experts, innovative courses and small class sizes, as well as dynamic internship, service and study abroad opportunities combine to provide an exceptional learning experience that prepares students to go “from here to anywhere.” Undergraduate students choose from 11 majors, while graduate student offerings include residential part- and full-time MBA study formats in addition to a specialized Healthcare MBA and Masters of Accountancy degree.

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About Belmont University

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
81% Belmont University 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. SAT/ACT scores
  2. Class rank
  3. High school GPA
More Information
Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
5199% 5,199
81% 81
42% 42
81% School Selectivity
42% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Aug 1
Fall 2013
Dec 1
Spring 2014
Aug 1
Fall 2014
Required Tests
  • ACT
  • SAT
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:

Those whose native language is not English must demonstrate proficiency through a minimum TOEFL score. Applicants with coursework from foreign institutions must present official transcripts and have it evaluated by a foreign credential evaluation service.
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
1354% 1,354
80% 80
40% 40
80% Program Selectivity
40% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not required
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Declare business major
  • Min college GPA for transfers 2.0
  • Other transfer requirements
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 76
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses No
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Media/Entertainment 42%
Top Industry
  • Other 17%
  • Financial Services 7%
  • Consulting 2%
ASCAP 4
Top Employer
  • BMI 3
  • Caterpillar Finance 3
  • Modern Management 2
More Information
Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
0%
59% 59.267238095238085
30% 30
56% 55.65923664122137
30% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
0%
16% 16.189999999999998
15% 15
17% 17.25698275862069
15% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
10% 10.193835616438358
27% 27
13% 12.771399999999998
27% Accept Offers
64% Graduates seeking full-time employment
36% Graduates not seeking employment
99% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
3% 3
Data not provided
Finance/Accounting
15% 15
$39,125.00
23K 65K
General Management
10% 10
$25,875.00
20K 33K
Human Resources
3% 3
Data not provided
Management Information Systems
5% 5
$51,667.00
33K 63K
Marketing/Sales
22% 22
$34,000.00
19K 63K
Operations/Production
4% 4
$38,750.00
28K 43K
Other
38% 38
$30,363.00
2K 53K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
7% 7
$40,833.00
23K 53K
Consumer Products/Retail
9% 9
$39,722.00
23K 63K
Consulting
2% 2
Data not provided
Financial Services
7% 7
$48,750.00
23K 65K
Government/Education
2% 2
Data not provided
Pharma/Biotech/Health
3% 3
Data not provided
Media/Entertainment
42% 42
$28,760.00
19K 53K
Non-Profit
1% 1
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
1% 1
Data not provided
Sports/Leisure
1% 1
Data not provided
Technology/Science
5% 5
$41,500.00
33K 58K
Transportation
3% 3
Data not provided
Other
17% 17
$29,278.00
19K 43K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
6% 6
$37,500.00
23K 63K
U.S. South
85% 85
$35,198.00
19K 65K
U.S. Southwest
3% 3
$39,167.00
33K 53K
U.S. Midwest
4% 4
Data not provided
U.S. West
2% 2
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • Warner Music Group 23
  • Thirsty Tigers 13
  • B.A.D. Management 10
  • Paper Swan Studios 9
  • Big Yellow Dog Music Publishing 9
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 15
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 30
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 102
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 560
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
A dedicated Business Career Development Center provides comprehensive services to undergraduate business students. Additionally, Music Business students are served by a dedicated internship office and a dedicated FT staff member. Services include: coaching/counseling; career assessments; resume reviews; job search; interview preparation; online resources - Career Shift, InterviewStream, GoingGlobal, and Focus; career and internship Fairs; workshops and seminars; and an Alumni Career Network.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$36,800
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $24,900
  • Fees $1,230
  • Expenses $10,670
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$36,800
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $24,900
  • Fees $1,230
  • Expenses $10,670
47% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 1% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 48%
  • Merit 52%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://www.belmont.edu/sfs
Scholarships
$5,291,498
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$6,183,891
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • College of Business Administration
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
29% 27
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
33% 19
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
College of Business Administration 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • General Management
  • Marketing
  • Music Business
  • Other
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Business Program Classes
39% Less than 20 Students
61% 21 to 50 students
19 Average number of students in non-business required electives
53 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Global Supply Chain Management
  • Global Managerial Economics
  • Recruitment and Selection
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2010
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BBA/Business Administration 128
  • BS/Economics 128
  • BS/International Economics
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
64% 64
60% 60
Prominent Faculty
  • Jeff Cornwall

    Entrepreneurship

  • Joe Alexander

    Marketing and Performance Excellence

  • Don Cusic

    Music Business
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    Internship opportunities are available through the College of Business Administration Career Development Center and through the Music Business Internship Office. Internship opportunities are also available through the University Career Services Office. Students may work part-time, full-time, off-campus or on-campus in either paid for volunteer positions.

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    The College of Business Administration International Business program works closely with the University International Education office to coordinate studies abroad opportunities for business students
  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    The University's non-academic credit convocation program encourages student involvement in community service. Students participate in ten off-campus community service activities that serve a charitable mission or cause. As Part of their general education requirements, each student enrolls in at least two courses with experiential learning designation The College of Business Administration also has an ENACTUS chapter that is actively engaged in volunteer work and community service.

Students

35% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 35% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1270 75th Percentile Score on SAT 29 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
85% 85
Hispanic
5% 5
Multiethnic
4% 4
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
6%
24%
7%
10%
45%
8%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
99% 99
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
1% 1
19 Average age of full-time students
81% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
55% 55
67% 67

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 7,173
Alumni Donations
$1,475 Average Gift $125,000 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Claire Gulmi

    EXecutive VP, CFO, Secretary & Director, AmSurg Corp

  • R. Milton Johnson

    Executive VP & CFO, Hospital Corporation of America

  • Howard H. Ely, Jr.

    Founder & CEO, Infrastructure Corporationd of America