Belmont University

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

1,337

Offers of admission

503

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

37.6%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

158 / 161 / 163

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.66 / 3.84 / 3.94

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$55,500 tuition + $2,205 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$55,500 tuition + $2,205 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$173,115

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$173,115

Living costs (estimate)

$32,026 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

62%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$27,140 / $40,710 / $54,280 a year

Conditional scholarships

Of 47 students who started in 2024–25 with a conditional scholarship, 10 (21%) had it reduced or eliminated.A conditional scholarship can be reduced or eliminated if your grades fall below the school's cutoff.

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

118

Employed

112

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

87.3% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

6.8% of graduates

Federal clerkships

0.8% of graduates

State and local clerkships

3.4% of graduates

Government

11.9% of graduates

Public interest

5.9% of graduates

Education

0.0% of graduates

Business and industry

5.9% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

114

First-time pass rate

96.5%

ABA state average

79.9%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

+16.6 points

Two-year pass rate

99.1%