Bellarmine University

What are the graduation rates for students at Bellarmine University?

Bellarmine's reported six-year graduation rate is 64% for the measured cohort of first-time, full-time undergraduates pursuing a bachelor's degree. Its four-year rate is 57%. These measures track a defined entering group over different periods; they are not a prediction of what will happen to every new student.

The reported first-year retention rate is 75%, meaning roughly three-quarters of the measured first-time students returned the following fall. Graduation figures may not describe transfer students, part-time students, or entrants who began in another degree pathway equally well. For students comparing offers, four-year completion is particularly relevant to cost: an additional year can add tuition and living expenses even when a student eventually earns the degree.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Bellarmine University?

Federal College Scorecard field-of-study figures offer a limited view of early earnings after attendance at Bellarmine. The supplied field figures are measured approximately one year after completion, and they vary substantially by program. For example, the reported figure is $59,907 for registered nursing and $39,931 for business administration and management.

These are program-level observations for the students included in the federal measure, not starting-salary offers to all graduates. The one-year figure for biology is $18,965, a result that may reflect, among other factors, different immediate work and further-study patterns; it should not be interpreted as the lifetime value of a biology degree. Federal field-of-study earnings measures generally describe the median earnings of qualifying federally aided students with reported earnings, rather than a mean for every graduate.

Students comparing majors should consider the population and timing behind each figure, along with graduate-school plans, licensure, geography, and debt. Earnings alone do not show job satisfaction, employment rates, or whether graduates work in their field.