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Bellarmine University

1950 establishments in KentuckyAssociation of Catholic Colleges and UniversitiesBellarmine UniversityCatholic universities and colleges in KentuckyRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville
Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and SchoolsUniversities and colleges established in 1950Universities and colleges in Louisville, KentuckyUse mdy dates from March 2017

Bellarmine University ( BEL-ər-min; BU) is a private Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. It opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after Saint Robert Bellarmine. In 2000, it became Bellarmine University. The university is organized into seven colleges and schools and confers bachelor's and master's degrees in more than 50 academic majors, along with five doctoral degrees; it is classified among "D/PU: Doctoral/Professional Universities".The university has an enrollment of over 3,200 students on its main 135-acre (0.55 km2) academic and residential campus in Louisville's Belknap neighborhood. In 2011, the school awarded 780 undergraduate and graduate degrees, an increase from 700 in the previous academic year.Its athletic teams are known as the Knights. Bellarmine is a member of NCAA Division I and competes in the ASUN Conference, with exceptions in: wrestling (Southern Conference), field hockey (Mid-American Conference), and men's and women's swimming & diving (Coastal Collegiate Sports Association). Bellarmine's men's basketball team won the 2011 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament, the first athletic national championship in school history.

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Bellarmine University
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