Bellarmine College
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Former names
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Bellarmine College |
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| Motto | In Veritatis Amore |
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Motto in English
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In the Love of Truth |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1950 |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Endowment | $52 million |
| President | Doris A. Tegart (interim) |
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Administrative staff
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240 |
| Students | 3,846 |
| Undergraduates | 2,651 |
| Postgraduates | 1,195 |
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Campus |
Urban 135 acres (0.55 km2) |
| Colors | Scarlet and Silver |
| Athletics |
NCAA Division II – GLVC & ECAC (field hockey) NCAA Division I – SoCon (lacrosse) |
| Nickname | Knights |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Affiliations |
ACCU CIC NAICU Kentuckiana Metroversity |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| ARWU | Not Ranked |
| Forbes | 224 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 11 (southern US) |
| Washington Monthly | 76 |
| Global | |
| ARWU | Not Ranked |
| QS | Not Ranked |
| Times | Not Ranked |
Bellarmine University (BU, /ˈbɛlərmᵻn/ BEL-ər-mən) is an independent, private, Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The liberal arts institution opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after the Cardinal Saint Robert Bellarmine. The name was changed by the Board of Trustees in 2000 to Bellarmine University. The university today is organized into seven colleges and schools and confers numerous Bachelor's and Master's degrees in more than 50 academic majors, along with five doctoral degrees; it is currently classified as a Master's university.
The university has a current enrollment of over 3,800 students on its main 135-acre (0.55 km2) academic and residential campus located in the Belknap neighborhood of Louisville. At its spring commencement on May 14, 2011, the school graduated 482 undergraduate and graduate students, contributing to a total of 780 graduates for the school year, up from 700 the previous year.
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