Bellarmine University

Bellarmine University

Former names	Bellarmine College
Motto	In Veritatis Amore
Motto in English	In the Love of Truth
Type	Private
Established	1950
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Endowment	$52 million
President	Doris A. Tegart (interim)
Administrative staff	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 NCAA Division I – SoCon (lacrosse)
Nickname	Knights
Mascot	Knight
Affiliations	ACCU CIC NAICU Kentuckiana Metroversity
Website	www.bellarmine.edu

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 3,600 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.