Inside Academics at Belmont University

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Belmont University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Belmont University:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

With 12 students per faculty member, Belmont University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Belmont University employs 63% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Belmont University offers 65 majors with reported completions across 24 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Belmont University are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Belmont University.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

Additional Questions to Ask

As you weigh academic life at Belmont University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Looking for flexibility? Belmont University may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 3,204 undergraduates take at least some classes online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Belmont University retains and graduates its students — 87% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics at Belmont University

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Academic Majors at Belmont University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Belmont University — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation & Retention at Belmont University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at Belmont University — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at Belmont University — regional and program accreditation status