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 64 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is organizational leadership.
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Belhaven is ranked #1,168 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 26 colleges in Mississippi, Belhaven is ranked at #9.
The acceptance rate at Belhaven University is a competitive 64%, 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 490 and 660. Math scores were between 490 and 600.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Belhaven it is much better at 10 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
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 15%. 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 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Belhaven the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 40%. That is great when compared 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,059 | $14,976 | $17,915 | $20,040 | $20,681 |
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 63% of students took out student loans averaging $6,036 a year. That adds up to $24,144 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Belhaven is 7.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
See which majors at Belhaven University make the most money.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/belhavenuniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/belhavenu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 259 | $41,855 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 36 | $29,564 |
| Health & Physical Education | 30 | $26,085 |
| General Social Sciences | 28 | $26,423 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 28 | $38,481 |
| Biblical Studies | 28 | $26,994 |
| Nursing | 25 | $50,808 |
| General Education | 20 | NA |
| Dance | 17 | $14,825 |
| Social Work | 16 | 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 2020-2021, 2,957 students took at least one online class at Belhaven University. This is a decrease from the 4,173 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,957 | 2,619 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,173 | 3,737 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,200 | 1,831 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,954 | 1,781 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,928 | 1,755 |
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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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