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Belhaven University

Belhaven University is a private campus in Jackson proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Presbyterian Church (USA) affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$16,855

family income
under $30k

$17,039

$30–48k

$24,853

$48–75k

$28,359

$75–110k

$25,276

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$15,6762023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Belhaven University fell from $20,000 (2008) to $15,676 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$20,000
2009	$19,849
2010	$21,559
2011	$21,785
2012	$22,258
2013	$18,650
2014	$18,756
2015	$18,256
2016	$17,395
2017	$18,460
2018	$17,439
2019	$16,228
2020	$18,088
2021	$20,213
2022	$22,078
2023	$15,676

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$39,7932024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Belhaven University rose from $28,890 (2009) to $39,793 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$28,890
2010	$30,185
2011	$31,485
2012	$32,335
2013	$33,375
2014	$31,730
2015	$30,521
2016	$32,528
2017	$33,665
2018	$34,614
2019	$35,031
2020	$35,975
2021	$36,113
2022	$36,866
2023	$38,359
2024	$39,793

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$10,860
2001	$11,600
2002	$12,190
2003	$12,810
2004	$13,410
2005	$14,100
2006	$14,124
2007	$15,580
2008	$16,360
2013	$19,970
2014	$20,780
2015	$21,816
2016	$23,016
2017	$24,250
2018	$25,300
2019	$26,202
2020	$27,025
2021	$27,825
2022	$28,375
2023	$29,195

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $30,250 before grants and other attendance costs. At Belhaven University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,471 — Belhaven University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

48.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Belhaven University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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48.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Belhaven University rose from 20.9% (entered 1991) to 48.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	20.9%
1992 cohort	33.7%
1993 cohort	46.9%
1994 cohort	50.8%
1995 cohort	45.5%
1996 cohort	48.8%
1997 cohort	43%
1998 cohort	39.3%
1999 cohort	41%
2000 cohort	42.3%
2001 cohort	33%
2002 cohort	36.5%
2003 cohort	51.8%
2004 cohort	54.4%
2005 cohort	48.3%
2006 cohort	48.8%
2007 cohort	39.8%
2008 cohort	50.2%
2009 cohort	47.1%
2010 cohort	36.3%
2011 cohort	49.3%
2012 cohort	47%
2013 cohort	50.2%
2014 cohort	46.7%
2015 cohort	53.7%
2016 cohort	45.6%
2017 cohort	51.1%
2018 cohort	48.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,134	$5,292
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,000	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$5,142
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$19,312	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$19,755	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$19,500	$4,750
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$19,410	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$19,875	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$23,054	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$24,480	$5,685
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$9,314
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$28,337	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,500	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$10,602
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,839	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$9,933
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,333	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$38,987

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$42,414

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$46,440

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Belhaven University admitted 1,312 of 2,637 applicants in Fall 2024. The 49.8% rate describes that application pool.

49.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $29,195 tuition · 2023–24 1,471 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1010–12981600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Belhaven University received 2,637 applications and admitted 1,312 (49.8%), with 243 enrolling.

Belhaven University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Belhaven University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 490–668 and Math was 520–630 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1010–1298 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	490	579	668
SAT Math	520	575	630
ACT Composite	19	22	24

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

49.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	50.6%
Fall 2002	66.3%
Fall 2003	53.3%
Fall 2004	57%
Fall 2005	57.8%
Fall 2006	57.8%
Fall 2007	63.5%
Fall 2008	61.1%
Fall 2009	49.8%
Fall 2010	44.6%
Fall 2011	48%
Fall 2012	46%
Fall 2013	48.4%
Fall 2014	71.7%
Fall 2015	50.8%
Fall 2016	42.6%
Fall 2017	59.1%
Fall 2018	51.6%
Fall 2019	49.4%
Fall 2020	49.5%
Fall 2021	64%
Fall 2022	42.6%
Fall 2023	53.3%
Fall 2024	49.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1010–1298Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1070	1290
Fall 2002	970	1230
Fall 2003	1000	1290
Fall 2004	1030	1270
Fall 2005	930	1300
Fall 2006	930	1300
Fall 2007	960	1210
Fall 2008	990	1260
Fall 2009	950	1180
Fall 2010	890	1160
Fall 2011	885	1165
Fall 2012	910	1150
Fall 2013	902	1180
Fall 2020	995	1135
Fall 2021	980	1260
Fall 2022	980	1200
Fall 2024	1010	1298

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–24Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	21	27
Fall 2002	21	25
Fall 2003	20	29
Fall 2004	21	27
Fall 2005	19	27
Fall 2006	19	27
Fall 2007	20	26
Fall 2008	21	26
Fall 2009	19	24
Fall 2010	20	25
Fall 2011	19	25
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	19	25
Fall 2020	19	23
Fall 2021	19	24
Fall 2022	18	24
Fall 2023	18	23
Fall 2024	19	24

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,471Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Belhaven University fell from 1,731 (Fall 2002) to 1,471 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,731
Fall 2003	2,010
Fall 2004	2,130
Fall 2005	2,228
Fall 2006	2,195
Fall 2007	2,071
Fall 2008	2,152
Fall 2009	2,298
Fall 2010	2,443
Fall 2011	2,442
Fall 2012	2,501
Fall 2013	2,487
Fall 2014	2,546
Fall 2015	2,708
Fall 2016	2,566
Fall 2017	2,410
Fall 2018	2,220
Fall 2019	2,240
Fall 2020	2,003
Fall 2021	1,632
Fall 2022	1,414
Fall 2023	1,370
Fall 2024	1,471

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

68%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Belhaven University rose from 0% (Fall 2002) to 68% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	0%
Fall 2003 cohort	71%
Fall 2004 cohort	70%
Fall 2005 cohort	68%
Fall 2006 cohort	70%
Fall 2007 cohort	63%
Fall 2008 cohort	73%
Fall 2009 cohort	72%
Fall 2010 cohort	63%
Fall 2011 cohort	72%
Fall 2012 cohort	60%
Fall 2013 cohort	66%
Fall 2014 cohort	67%
Fall 2015 cohort	67%
Fall 2016 cohort	63%
Fall 2017 cohort	67%
Fall 2018 cohort	64%
Fall 2019 cohort	68%
Fall 2020 cohort	68%
Fall 2021 cohort	67%
Fall 2022 cohort	69%
Fall 2023 cohort	68%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Belhaven University

48.6% of Belhaven University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Belhaven University as a primarily residential campus of 1,471 undergraduates — and 67.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Belhaven University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1010–1298 — their midpoint is above the MS four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Belhaven University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Belhaven University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Belhaven University49.8%

Mississippi median77.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Belhaven University$30,250

Mississippi median$10,202

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Belhaven University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Belhaven University$46,440

Mississippi median$42,539

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Belhaven University, Mississippi and national reference values
Metric & basis	Belhaven University	Mississippi median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	49.8%	77.6%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$30,250	$10,202	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$46,440	$42,539	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Belhaven University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Belhaven University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 11 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$79,098
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$62,042
Accounting and Related Services	$60,247
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$51,594
Bible/Biblical Studies	$48,516
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$48,349
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$45,213
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$39,109
Social Work	$35,263
Social Sciences, General	$33,423
Dance	$32,324

These 11 fields listed for Belhaven University measure earnings after completion. The $46,440 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 31 additional Belhaven University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Belhaven University report?

Belhaven University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1010–1298 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Belhaven University's acceptance rate?

49.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,312 admitted from 2,637 applicants.

How much does Belhaven University cost?

At Belhaven University, tuition is $30,250. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Belhaven University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $46,440. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Mississippi

Alcorn State University — 45.3% admitted
Millsaps College — 43.1% admitted
Rust College — 48.7% admitted
Tougaloo College — 59.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.