by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Belhaven University was awarded 4 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business administration and management.
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College Factual ranked Belhaven as #1,659 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Belhaven also holds the #11 spot on the Best Colleges in Mississippi ranking.
The acceptance rate at Belhaven University is a competitive 43%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 6% of students accepted to Belhaven submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 485 and 640. Math scores were between 495 and 560.
At Belhaven, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Belhaven University is 16%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Belhaven University is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Belhaven have a four-year graduation rate of 35%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,025 undergraduates at Belhaven with 1,177 being full-time and 848 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,706 | $15,624 | $19,600 | $24,857 | $25,031 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Belhaven, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Belhaven, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $8,902 a year. That adds up to $35,608 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Belhaven are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1500 Peachtree St, Jackson, MS 39202 |
| Phone: | 601-968-5940 |
| Website: | https://www.belhaven.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 607 | $51,546 |
| General Education | 261 | NA |
| Educational Administration | 150 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 112 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 90 | $39,022 |
| Health & Physical Education | 54 | $25,503 |
| Biblical Studies | 51 | $35,275 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 42 | $28,316 |
| Human Resource Management | 32 | NA |
| Public Administration | 25 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 2,428 students took at least one online class at Belhaven University. This is a decrease from the 2,957 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,428 | 2,158 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,957 | 2,619 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,173 | 3,737 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,954 | 1,781 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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