2001 Newburg Road
Louisville, KY 40205
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1950
Religious Affilation: Roman Catholic
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,296
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $22,530,937
Admissions
Application Fee: $25
Application Deadline: August 15
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $24,150
Room/Board: $6,880
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 65%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 70%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Ernst & Young; GE Consumer Products; Jefferson County Board of Education; Jewish Healthcare; Norton Healthcare; Price Waterhouse Coopers, Mercer Human Resource Consulting
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 115,719
Number of current serial subscriptions: 550
Number of microforms: 659,909
Number of audiovisuals: 4,795
Number of ebooks: 16,800
Other library facilities: The W. L. Lyons Brown library at Bellarmine University houses the Thomas Merton Center, a repository for over 45,000 written, photographed, and illustrated works by and about the internationally-renowned author and Trappist monk.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: A brand new Service Learning Clinic, complete with a private doctor examination room and all modern treatment equipment, is used by physical therapy students to gain real-life, hands-on experience treating patients.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 600
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 250
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 0
Other areas: 50
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 1,500
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – No
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 40%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 45%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 40%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (66%), women’s dorms (22%), men’s dorms (10%), apartment for single students (1%), special housing for disabled students (1%), other housing options (0%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 1%
Doubles: 86%
Triples or Suites: 12%
Apartments: 1%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 7
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 57%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 137 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Louisville, Kentucky (5), Newport, KY (Cincinnati) (100)
Nearest train station: Louisville, KY (5)
Nearest bus station: Louisville, KY (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 90%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 10%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Louisville)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Louisville)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Campus
Most popular events: Ball on the Belle, Homecoming, Hillside, Pioneer Dance, Senior Week, Family Weekend, Relay for Life, Flow Hip-Hop Dance Show