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Belmont University is a private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee. Descended from Belmont Women's College, founded in 1890 by schoolteachers Ida Hood and Susan Heron, the institution was incorporated in 1951 as Belmont College. [1] With expansion of programs, it became Belmont University in 1991.
Belmont University announced plans for the College of Law in 2009, with the first class beginning in 2011. [3] Belmont Law was accredited by the American Bar Association in 2013, making it the first new accredited law program in Tennessee in more than 50 years [2] and the first new law school in Middle Tennessee in nearly 100 years. [3]
First located on Church Street in downtown Nashville, the school moved to temporary facilities in the 100 Oaks area in 1999, and then to a permanent location in 2002. Watkins opened its first residence hall in 2005 and the second in 2008. [3] The college merged with Belmont University and moved to the university's campus in 2020. [4]
One percent of Belmont’s student body this past spring semester identified as Muslim and 1% identified as Jewish, according to internal university data. Fifty-two percent identified as ...
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Prior to Rhodes, Troutt served as president of Belmont University. During his 17-year tenure, Belmont evolved into one of the region's outstanding teaching universities. Under his leadership, Belmont increased enrollment by 75 percent, raised the ACT average from 16 to 25, and added geographic diversity with students from almost every state and ...
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