Nashville, Tennessee
Belmont University College of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 2013
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 161
- Median GPA
- 3.84
- Resident tuition
- $55,500
- First-year class
- 136
- Bar-required jobs
- 87.3%
- First-time bar passage
- 96.5%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2023-2024
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $52,370 | $2,010 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $52,370 | $2,010 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$29,320
- Living off campus$29,320
- Living at home$29,320
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$52,370
- Mandatory fees$2,010
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$29,320
PreLaw Advisor total$83,700
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2023–2024 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 351 | 351 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 213 | 213 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | 61% | 61% | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 36 | 36 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 101 | 101 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 76 | 76 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $25,250 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $37,875 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $50,500 | Not applicable |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports offering conditional scholarships (awards that can be reduced or eliminated, e.g. for grades).
- Entering 2022-202350 received · 9 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-202248 received · 12 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2020-202145 received · 14 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.