Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 11,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,300 (96% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 327 (98% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,346
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 63%
From Region 5%
Athletes 4.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 39%
Hispanic 25%
Asian 10%
Mixed 9%
International 9%
Black 8%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts 745 32% / 68% 7% $58,190 29 92%
Economics 54 +10 63% / 37% 11% $74,017 70 96%
Africana Studies 5 +2 0% / 100% 0% $47,491 8 96%
Asian and Pacific Studies 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $48,171 8
Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies 1 +4 0% / 100% 0% $47,491 8 96%
Classical Civilizations 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $58,379 29
Communication Studies 111 +4 15% / 85% 10% $61,824 40 93%
English 22 +2 36% / 64% 0% $58,876 31 92%
French 2 +2 0% / 100% 50%
History 23 +2 57% / 43% 0% $66,458 53 90%
Humanistic Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,474 19 96%
International Relations 21 +2 24% / 76% 14% $44,256 5 82%
Journalism 34 +3 24% / 76% 6% $60,955 37
Liberal Studies 7 0% / 100% 14% $54,474 19 96%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies $57,865 28
Philosophy 13 +6 54% / 46% 8% $51,512 13 100%
Political Science 90 +9 49% / 51% 7% $65,116 49 93%
Psychology 166 +7 19% / 81% 4% $56,818 25 92%
Romance Languages 2 0% / 100% 0% $53,948 17
Sociology 47 +7 23% / 77% 2% $57,969 28 91%
Spanish 1 +12 0% / 100% 0% $53,948 17 100%
Theological Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,800 15
Women's and Gender Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 50% $47,491 8 96%
Art History 10 30% / 70% 10% $57,576 27 91%
Dance 9 +2 0% / 100% 11% $31,648 1 95%
Music 9 +4 67% / 33% 0% $49,415 10
Studio Arts 42 +4 33% / 67% 5% $57,576 27 91%
Theatre Arts 63 +2 43% / 57% 11% $40,968 3 89%
Urban Studies 7 +3 86% / 14% 0% $60,417 36
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business Administration 541 60% / 40% 13% $84,357 83 93%
Accounting 37 +5 57% / 43% 8% $99,329 93 96%
Business Administration 63 +7 57% / 43% 14% $71,407 64 100%
Business Analytics 34 +10 71% / 29% 18% $94,364 90
Entrepreneurship 100 +3 69% / 31% 18% $75,966 73 86%
Finance 147 +9 80% / 20% 16% $102,544 95 92%
Marketing 160 +14 38% / 62% 8% $72,405 66 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering 307 52% / 48% 7% $81,763 80 94%
Civil Engineering 11 64% / 36% 36% $89,298 87 96%
Computer Engineering 6 100% / 0% 0%
Electrical Engineering 2 50% / 50% 100% $97,511 92
Engineering Physics 1 100% / 0% 0% $98,704 93
Mechanical Engineering 37 78% / 22% 8% $81,240 80 98%
Computer Science 58 +2 74% / 26% 7% $109,876 97 98%
Applied Mathematics 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $95,772 91
Chemistry 4 25% / 75% 0% $61,490 39
Mathematics 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $78,769 77
Mathematics and Statistics 3 67% / 33% 0% $96,379 92
Physics 7 86% / 14% 14% $74,571 71
Biochemistry 16 25% / 75% 0% $69,292 60 95%
Biology 67 39% / 61% 1% $71,985 66 84%
Environmental Science 8 62% / 38% 0% $61,929 40
Environmental Studies 28 +4 36% / 64% 11% $63,562 45
Natural Science 53 34% / 66% 4% $78,653 77 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Film and Television 241 51% / 49% 12% $42,639 4 95%
Recording Arts 17 76% / 24% 12% $60,838 37
Animation 15 40% / 60% 7% $56,152 23 92%
Film Production 98 55% / 45% 14% $39,754 3 98%
Film Studies 36 +3 39% / 61% 17% $39,754 3 98%
Screenwriting 75 +12 48% / 52% 7% $40,968 3 89%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $70,694
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 68%
6-Year Graduation Rate 79%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 32.4% 595 61% / 39% 13% $83,419 82 93%
Humanities & Social Sciences 31.0% 568 28% / 72% 6% $59,268 32 92%
Arts 19.8% 364 46% / 54% 10% $43,872 5 93%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.9% 89 37% / 63% 6% $72,402 66 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 83 36% / 64% 1% $71,466 65 86%
Computer Science 3.2% 58 74% / 26% 7% $109,876 97 98%
Engineering 3.1% 57 77% / 23% 16% $83,959 83 97%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 20 55% / 45% 5% $79,036 77

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $7.1M #172 23% $0 1 #322 1
Education $4.4M #109 25% $0 20 #204
Business & Economics $1.3M #192 27% $0
Health Sciences $0.6M #282 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.5M #187 6% $0.0M
Life & Natural Sciences $0.4M #413 39% $0
Engineering $0.4M #331 24% $0.0M
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #517 27% $0
Computer Science $0.1M #384 70% $0
Total $15.0M #276 23% $0.0M 21 #376 1

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 48%
Yield (Unbound) 11%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 55% 53% 6%
Early Decision 48% 46% 5%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 27%
SAT Range 1260 – 1410
SAT Math Range 610 – 700
SAT RW Range 640 – 720