Belhaven University

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#5164 / #1355
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#810
Most Desirable School
Christian university in Jackson, Mississippi

Belhaven University at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1355
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
50%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$30,400
Graduation rate
61%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,471

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About Belhaven University

According to Wikipedia, Belhaven University is a private evangelical Christian university in Jackson, Mississippi. Founded in 1883, the university offers traditional majors, programs of general studies, and pre-professional programs in Christian Ministry, Medicine, Dentistry, Law, and Nursing.

Belhaven University's Online Degrees

Certificate in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Health Administration
  • Human Resource
  • Leadership
  • Ports Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Format: Fully online
MSA in Sports Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Format: Fully online
DBA in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Business
  • Required Credits: 62
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 124
  • Format: Fully online
BBA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Hospitality Management
  • Information Technology
  • Required Credits: 124
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Management
Degree Concentrations
  • Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 124
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Information Technology Management
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Biblical Studies
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Leadership
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Format: Fully online
MPA in Public Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Associate Of Arts
  • Required Credits: 62
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Biblical Studies
  • Required Credits: 62
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Biblical Studies
  • Required Credits: 124
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Human Services
Degree Concentrations
  • Christian Ministries
  • Required Credits: 124
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Required Credits: 124
  • Format: Fully online
BSN in Nursing
Degree Concentrations
  • Rn To Bsn
  • Required Credits: 31
  • Format: Fully online
MHA in Health Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Health Administration
  • Required Credits: 124
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Psychology
  • Required Credits: 124
  • Format: Fully online

Belhaven University Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian SAT ScoreMedian ACT Score
2,15650%68%61%115421

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Belhaven University Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$30,400
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$14,602
30K - 48K$15,848
48K - 75K$17,690
75K - 110K$16,792
110K+$24,630

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Belhaven University Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Belhaven University students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $50,101 a year, and 89% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Belhaven University's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
5,1761,9333,243

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Belhaven University?

Belhaven University is located at 1500 Peachtree Street, Jackson, MS 39202.

How Safe is Belhaven University?

Relative to its enrollment, Belhaven University has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Jackson has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Belhaven University Known For?

Belhaven University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Belhaven University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Belhaven University's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Religious Studies
#3008
World Rank
#3024
Historical Rank
#670
USA Rank

Belhaven University ranks #670 in the U.S. and #3008 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

religious-studies-hub Degrees
Literature
#2340
World Rank
#2390
Historical Rank
#779
USA Rank

Belhaven University ranks #779 in the U.S. and #2340 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Nursing
#2181
World Rank
#2181
Historical Rank
#834
USA Rank

Belhaven University ranks #834 in the U.S. and #2181 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Political Science
#3691
World Rank
#3699
Historical Rank
#855
USA Rank

Belhaven University ranks #855 in the U.S. and #3691 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Criminal Justice
#1664
World Rank
#1669
Historical Rank
#881
USA Rank

Belhaven University ranks #881 in the U.S. and #1664 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Business
#3516
World Rank
#3518
Historical Rank
#928
USA Rank

Belhaven University ranks #928 in the U.S. and #3516 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Medical
#3332
World Rank
#3334
Historical Rank
#953
USA Rank

Belhaven University ranks #953 in the U.S. and #3332 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Sociology
#3380
World Rank
#3386
Historical Rank
#1033
USA Rank

Belhaven University ranks #1033 in the U.S. and #3380 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Computer Science
#5259
World Rank
#5266
Historical Rank
#1230
USA Rank

Belhaven University ranks #1230 in the U.S. and #5259 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
History
#4080
World Rank
#4094
Historical Rank
#1275
USA Rank

Belhaven University ranks #1275 in the U.S. and #4080 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Mathematics
#5686
World Rank
#5711
Historical Rank
#1507
USA Rank

Belhaven University ranks #1507 in the U.S. and #5686 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Biology
#6830
World Rank
#6848
Historical Rank
#1677
USA Rank

Belhaven University ranks #1677 in the U.S. and #6830 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Communications
#7347
World Rank
#7363
Historical Rank
#1975
USA Rank

Belhaven University ranks #1975 in the U.S. and #7347 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Education
#7725
World Rank
#7728
Historical Rank
#2051
USA Rank

Belhaven University ranks #2051 in the U.S. and #7725 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Psychology
#6204
World Rank
#6213
Historical Rank
#2323
USA Rank

Belhaven University ranks #2323 in the U.S. and #6204 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees

Who Are Belhaven University's Most Influential Alumni?

Elizabeth Spencer
An American writer.