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Bellarmine College was opened on October 3, 1950, under the sponsorship of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville and with the special assistance of the Conventual Franciscan Fathers.
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It opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after Saint Robert Bellarmine. [4] In 2000, it became Bellarmine University.
Originally called Bellarmine College, the university was founded in 1950, by the Archdiocese of Louisville, and named for the Jesuit theologian and cardinal, St. Robert Bellarmine.
The earlier predecessors were St. Joseph's College in Bardstown (1820-1889), which was closed in the 1860's by the tumult of the Civil War, and St. Mary's College near Lebanon begun in 1821, which functioned as a liberal arts college until 1929 and exclusively as a seminary until 1975.
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Namesake: Named for the Jesuit priest and cardinal Robert Bellarmine—born Oct. 4, 1542 in Montepulciano, Italy; died Sept. 17, 1621 in Rome; canonized June 29, 1930. History: From 1950 until 1968, Bellarmine operated as an Archdiocesan all men’s college. In 1968, Bellarmine merged with Ursuline College and became both co-educational and independent...
Fall 2023 Total Headcount: 2,993 Female: 1,836 (61%) Male: 1,157 (39%) Full-time: 2,737 (91%) Part-time: 256 (9%) Under-represented Minorities: 757 (26%)* International: 62 (2%) Undergraduate Headcount: 2,351 Female: 1,436 (61%) Male: 915 (39%) Full-time: 2,223 (95%) Part-time: 128 (5%) Under-represented Minorities: 608 (27%)* International: 51 (2%...
Full-Time Undergraduates Living on Campus: 1,039 (47%) Full-Time First-Year Cohort Living on Campus: 431 (68%)
Student-Faculty Ratio: 13:1 Number of full-time faculty: 161 Does not include academic deans or academic administrators Female: 97 (60%) Male: 64 (40%) With terminal degrees: 144 (89%) Tenured (of tenure track faculty): 85 (68%)
Undergraduate Tuition: $45,190 Fees: $1,590 Part-Time Per Credit Hour: $1,040 Matriculation Fee: $400 (one-time fee in the fall semester for first-time, full-time students) Room and Board: $9,490 (based on a weighted average cost of BU’s residence halls) 100% of first-year students receive institutional aid
Campus size: 145 acres on-campus; 45 acres off-campus Facilities On-campus: 27 major buildings, 975,200 total square footage Facilities Off-campus: 31 buildings, 141,600 total square footage
Advanced Certificate in Accounting Bachelor of Arts (BA) Bachelor of Health Science (BHS) Bachelor of Music (BM) Bachelor of Science (BS) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Certificate in Applied Business Analytics Certificate in Medical Laboratory Science Master of Arts in Communication (MAC) Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) Master of Arts in ...
2nd-Year Retention: 75% (first-year cohort 2022) 3rd-Year Retention: 73% (first-year cohort 2021) 4th-Year Retention: 66% (first-year cohort 2020) 6-Year Graduation Rate: 68% (first-year cohort 2017)
Top 5 Majors by Percentage of Undergraduate Bachelor Degrees Conferred Nursing 22% Psychology 11% Business Administration 9% Communication 7% Biology 5%
2022-2023 Total Degrees Conferred: 915 Bachelor’s Degrees: 545 Bachelor's Certificates: 0 Accelerated Second Bachelor's Degrees: 87 Post-Bachelor’s Certificates: 2 Master’s Degrees: 183 Doctoral Degrees: 98 Note: Students who earn multiple degrees are counted twice.
Bellarmine University is a private institution that was founded in 1950. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,351 (fall 2023), its setting is city, and the campus size is 145 acres.
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Founded 1950 Bellarmine College succeeded two previous institutions in one of the oldest dioceses in the country. It became coeducational when it merged with Ursuline College in 1968, and gained university status in 2000.
