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- Bellarmine University (BU; /ˈbɛlərmɪn/ BEL-ər-min) 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 the Board of Trustees changed the name to 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. At its 2011 commencement, 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. Bellarmine offers a large number of extracurricular activities to its students, including athletics, honor societies, clubs and student organizations. Its athletic teams are known as the Knights. Bellarmine is a member of NCAA Division I and competes in the ASUN Conference, except in wrestling who competes in the Southern Conference, field hockey which competes in the Mid-American Conference, and men's and women's swimming & diving who compete in the 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. Alumni and former students have gone on to prominent careers in government, law, business, science, medicine, education, sports, and entertainment. (en)
- L'université Bellarmine (Bellarmine University) est une université privée catholique située dans la ville de Louisville aux États-Unis. (fr)
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