Bellarmine featured in The Princeton Review’s Best 390 Colleges for 2025

Bellarmine University has once again been recognized as one of the nation's top colleges in the latest edition of The Princeton Review's annual college guide, The Best 390 Colleges.

Only about 15% of America's 2,600 four-year colleges earned a spot in this prestigious book for 2025. The Princeton Review selects the colleges based on comprehensive data collected from surveys of 2,000 college administrators regarding their institutions' academic offerings. Additionally, the company reviews feedback from 168,000 college students attending these schools, who share their valuable experiences.

"Our place on the Princeton Review's list of best colleges underscores our commitment to student success," said Dr. Susan M. Donovan, Bellarmine's president. "At the heart of our student experience is the Bellarmine IMPACT, which provides a transformative education through hands-on experiences, tailored learning pathways, and robust support from dedicated faculty advisors and peer coaches. Additionally, our graduates enjoy unrivaled career outcomes, with 99% finding employment or pursuing further education within six months of graduation and earning higher average salaries than their peers across Kentucky." 

Donovan noted that Bellarmine is helping more qualified prospective students discover these experiences through a Bellarmine Direct initiative launched this summer. The program offers high school students an accessible and affordable path to a Bellarmine education through a streamlined admission process.

"We salute Bellarmine University for its outstanding academics and many other impressive offerings. We recommend it as an ideal choice for students searching for their 'best-fit' college," stated Rob Franek, The Princeton Review's Editor-in-Chief and lead author of The Best 390 Colleges.