Belmont University College of Law

Ranked #84
2025 US News rankings
Nashville, Tennessee

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.84
Median LSAT
161
Acceptance rate
38%

Decision dates

Last decision reported Feb 3
Feb 2026
1
Feb 3
Jan 2026
7
Jan 29
Jan 15
Jan 6
Jan 5
Jan 1
Dec 2025
1
Dec 9
Nov 2025
1
Nov 3
Oct 2025
2
Oct 13
Oct 11
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
158
161
163
GPA
3.66
3.84
3.94
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
1337
100%
Accepted
503
38%
Matriculated
136
10%
LSAT trend
GPA trend

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
90%
Full-time non-legal
8%
Unemployed
3%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Tennessee
82
Florida
4
Colorado
3
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
57%
1-25
34%
26-500
15%
501+
8%
Business & industry
15%
Government
8%
Public interest
7%
Clerkship
9%
Federal
0.9%
State
9%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
2%
Unemployed
3%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$54,280
Estimated 3 years: $162,840
Cost of living (off-campus)
$31,080
Estimated 3 years
$93,240
Total cost
$87,440
Estimated 3 years
$262,320
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$39,278
25th percentile: $26,185
75th percentile: $52,370
Scholarship amounts
<50%
18%
50-100%
43%
100%
39%
>100%
0%

Demographics

Out of 367 students in 2024, 63% were women, and 23% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
34%
Women
63%
Other
0.3%
Full-time faculty
Men
54%
Women
46%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
70%
Women
26%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
77%
Black
0.8%
Asian
1%
Hisp
7%
PI
0%
AI
0.3%
2+
4%
Unk
10%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
84%
Black
3%
Asian
0.9%
Hisp
3%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
3%
Unk
6%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
83%
PoC
17%
Part-time faculty
White
85%
PoC
15%
Belmont student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
126
-
13
19
Women
233
-
11
7
Other gender
1
-
0
0
White
282
98
20
23
Asian
5
1
-
-
Hispanic
27
3
-
-
Black
3
3
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
13
4
-
-
Other
36
7
-
-
People of Color
85
18
4
4
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