A Bellarmine education empowers students to answer their calling through academic excellence, meaningful experiences, and career preparedness. We do this by ensuring each student has the right tools to succeed with highly personalized teaching, advising, career counseling, and hands-on, experience-rich learning in the classroom and the real world.

We help you determine not just what you want to do, but who you want to be, and a pathway to achieve it. Academic excellence is paired with rewarding opportunities to explore, discover, grow and transform – so you can become the best version of yourself. Our unique approach to education nets results like no other. 98% of graduates from the Class of 2022 were employed or in graduate school within 6 months of graduation, and 95% of them are in their field of interest.

We are located in Louisville's Highlands neighborhood, a walkable, and fun area filled with parks, local shops, restaurants, and coffee houses. Our students tell us when they visit our campus, they know right away they’ve found their college home.
 

Academic Programs

  • Art & Design
  • Business
  • Communication
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Finance/Accounting
  • Government/Political Science
  • Health Science
  • Liberal Arts
  • Music
  • Nursing
  • Performing Arts
  • Science
  • Social Science
  • Technology
  • Visual Arts

Student experience

  • Athletics
  • Co-op/Internship Opportunities
  • Disability Services
  • Greek Life
  • Intramural/Club Sports
  • LGBTQIA Services
  • Military/Veteran Services
  • On-Campus Housing
  • ROTC Program
  • Religious Affiliation
  • Study Abroad
  • Veteran Fee Waiver

Application information

Find out about requirements, fees, and deadlines

First-year

Key Dates
Early Action: November 1st
Honors Scholarships: December 1st
Housing Open: December 1st
Priority Deadline: February 1st
Rolling Admission 

Student Profile
Typically, admitted applicants will have at least a 2.5 High School GPA
Median GPA of admitted students is a 3.7, with 50% of admitted students falling between a 3.38 and 3.9 cumulative GPA. We also accept superscores. 

For students who do not meet our typical admission requirements, we offer conditional admission to our Bridge to BU four-week, residential, free summer program. Upon successful completion of the program, students are fully admitted to Bellarmine for the fall semester. For more information, click here.

Bellarmine is Test Optional, but for students who choose to submit test scores: 50th Percentile ACT Range is 22-27 and SAT range is 1060-1260. 

Transfer

We offer rolling admission and the ability to transfer in any semester.

Requirements for transfer students who have completed fewer than 60 hours:

  • A completed online application form. 
  • Official college transcript sent directly from each college attended.
  • Official high school transcript, GED or home school completion or diploma is required.
  • The Office of Admission reserves the right to request additional information or a personal interview
Requirements for students who have completed more than 60 hours of college course work:
  • A completed online application form. 
  • Official college transcript sent directly from each college attended.
  • The Office of Admission reserves the right to request additional information or a personal interview. 

Additional Information

We focus on making a Bellarmine education affordable. Every admitted student is awarded a Merit Scholarship. On average, students receive $30,000 in scholarships from Bellarmine, which does not include additional funding that may be available through state and federal sources.

Our Public Price Promise guarantees that, for qualifying students, the amount you will pay to attend Bellarmine will not exceed tuition, fees, room and board at your state's flagship university.

We also offer a very strong return on your Bellarmine investment. Our graduates have an average starting salary of $50,000, 98% of them are working or enrolled in graduate school six months after graduation and 95% are working in their career field of interest. 
 

Visit us

Our daily campus visit is a great way to see what the true Bellarmine experience feels like. Part presentation, part trolley ride and part breathtaking scenery, our campus tour is unlike any other school you will visit.

Start with a brief information session with your admission counselor and see the school with one of our student tour guides. You will ride the famous Bellarmine trolley instead of walking the hills. Reserve your spot to visit us today!

I built so many amazing connections and relationships with many of the professors I had here. They really created a space that made me comfortable to ask questions and made me excited to learn. I never really felt either that I couldn’t succeed due to the time and effort they were all willing to offer.

Lian McKernan, Student, Junior
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Admissions office

Visit us

School location
Address

2001 Newburg Rd
Louisville, KY 40205-0671, United States of America

Phone number

(502) 272-7100

Region

South

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