Bellarmine University

Bellarmine is a money pit. They literally charge you for every little thing you do. And they don't ask you for a reasonable amount of money, it's over priced. At a scholarship dinner they asked for half a million dollars to build more elaborate buildings and decorations than they need. The people at Bellarmine, students and staff are very unfriendly. I had a professor tell me to leave his class before midterms had even happened. The dorms are not satisfactory either, unless you live in the brand new dorms that are located on top of a very steep hill. The rooms have stains and there may be mold growing in it. Most of the showers are disgusting and you can't bear to walk into them without shoes on. The food is very limited if you don't have a lot of flex dollars. The dining hall is never open very long. And there is not very many options of things to eat. The school isn't worth anybodys time and money. The education was not as fantastic as it was presented to be. It is a snobby school filled with people who think they are better than you. Don't waste your time there.

1st Year Female -- Class 2015

Surrounding City: A+, Education Quality: F

I absolutely can not stand this University. Bellarmine is NOTHING like it claims to be. I don't know of one thing that I like about this school. I lived on campus and it was the worst experience of my life. The girls in my hall were loud and obnoxious every night. There were also several nights I could smell cigarette smoke coming from their room; along with seeing them in the hallway drinking alcohol. On several occasions they would give me dirty looks simply because I was not "part of their clique". Many people were rude on campus and acted like they were simply better than me since I was not in their social class. The teachers and residence life were also useless. I had severe anxiety my first semester; instead of helping me like was promised, my teachers simply made me drop the class since I had missed more than 3 days due to the fact that I was so sick I could not get out of bed. Not once did a teacher offer to help me. I am now trying to work my way up from a 1.0 GPA due to the fact that I had to drop classes and failed due to no assistance from teachers. The residence life office was the most frustrating thing I ever had to deal with. My cable was broke for 3 months and not once did I get a reply to the dozens of emails I sent. They also would not let me move off campus without going through a tremendously long process in which I had to explain every reason I did not want to stay there. When I first went to Bellarmine's campus to take a tour, I was given the impression that this was such an amazing school where students, faculty, and everything in between was just amazing. They put on such a big front just to get gullible kids who want a good education to come there. Bellarmine University is such a joke. I am so glad that I transferred. There is a huge burden lifted off of my shoulders.

1st Year Female -- Class 2016

Collaboration/Competitive: B, Education Quality: F

--------------PARENTAL WARNING------------------Bellarmine claims to be a safe Catholic college with a focus on community and service of. The reality is Bellarmine is a university that has a focus on drinking and vandal majors. They do not care about community, and I can assure you, doubly assure you -- If your child doesnt have a drinking problem now, they will when they leave. research carefully, walk around the surrounding neighborhoods and Bardstown Rd. on a weekend before making your decision. If you DO want your child to learn how to drink and disrespect other peoples property and quality of life, Bellarmine is a good choice, but there are much cheaper places to get that same education and save more more money for the booze. As a parent myself, I WOULD NOT recommend Bellarmines alcohol soaked campus and spoilt, entitlement-prone, thug-student population to anyone. Its a type of education no one needs.

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000