Belhaven University Teaching Programs

Belhaven University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The city atmosphere of Jackson makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is Belhaven University?

Contact details for Belhaven are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1500 Peachtree St, Jackson, MS 39202
Phone:	601-968-5940
Website:	www.belhaven.edu

How Do I Get Into Belhaven?

You can apply to Belhaven online at: https://www.belhaven.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Belhaven

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Belhaven?

Belhaven has a fairly low acceptance rate of 43%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 45%, and the acceptance rate for women is 41%.

Average Test Scores

About 6% of students accepted to Belhaven submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 485 and 640. Math scores were between 495 and 560.

Belhaven received ACT scores from 76% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Belhaven University?

The overall average net price of Belhaven is $29,372. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Belhaven, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $6,036 a year. That adds up to $24,144 over four years for those students.

Belhaven University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,714 undergraduate students at Belhaven, with 1,105 being full-time and 609 being part-time.

There are also 2,564 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,105 full-time undergraduates at Belhaven, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Belhaven University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	379
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	508
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	137

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Belhaven University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at Belhaven. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, United Kingdom, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Belhaven University

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at Belhaven. In 2022-2023, 2,428 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Belhaven has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Belhaven majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Education	55%
General Educational Leadership & Administration	21%
Teacher Development & Methodology	89%

Belhaven University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Education	34	0	227	0	261
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	119	31	150
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	109	0	0	109
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	19	0	19
Elementary Education	3	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	37	109	365	31	542

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By David Lazich under License

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