The Chronicle based its awards on institutional audits and a survey of faculty, administrators and staff. Bellarmine earned top marks in categories including "work/life balance" and “connection to and pride in institution.” To compile its rankings, Forbes.com considered student evaluations of courses and instructors, post-graduate success, four-year graduation rates and the number of students or faculty who win nationally competitive awards.
Bellarmine University is an independent Catholic university offering more than 50 majors, as well as graduate degree programs and a doctor of physical therapy. The Princeton Review ranks Bellarmine among America’s best institutions for higher learning and U.S. News and World Report consistently lists Bellarmine as a top tier university.