A Record of Excellence

Academics

• 99% of Bellarmine graduates attend college
  
• Bellarmine has an annual average of 5 National Merit Finalists and 12 Commended Scholars
• Bellarmine students are admitted to over 160 colleges and universities nationally and internationally
  
• 1:1 Student to iPad ratio.
• 692 student Advance Placement, Honors or Dual Credit courses.
• 37 Advanced Placement, Honors or Dual Credit courses offered.
• 36% of our course offerings are AP, Honors, or Dual Credit. 37 classes total.
• 99% of students go to college
• 1220 average SAT score

Faculty and Staff

• 70% of Bellarmine's administration and faculty have master’s degrees and above
  
• The average class size is 22
  
• Four full-time certified counselors who provide college, academic, personal and social-emotional support to students.

Tuition Assistance

• Bellarmine's endowment fund, which provides ongoing tuition assistance, is over $24 million
  
• Student tuition assistance in 2019-20 was $2.1 million
  
• 40% of Bellarmine students receive tuition assistance
• The average tuition assistance grant awarded in 2019-20 was $6,000
  

Athletics

• Bellarmine has 43 athletic teams in 18 different sports and 58 coaches
• Over 62% of the student body participates in Bellarmine’s athletic program, which is widely regarded as one of the most competitive in the state
  
• We are part of the SPSL 4A division, the highest level of competition in the state.
• 58 State Titles

Diversity

• 39% percent of our student body are students of color
  
• Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office helps foster a commitment from the Bellarmine community to embrace and celebrate the diversity of the school's family and the broader community by providing opportunities to experience cultural differences.
• Full-time Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director

Music & Drama

• Music awards include National Music Ensemble, All-Northwest and All-State Choir, All-State Orchestra and All-State Concert
• Bellarmine’s Drama Department perform two productions annually - a fall play and a spring musical. Our Drama Department has numerous awards for their high quality productions. 
  

Robotics

• In 2018, Bellarmine Robotics competed in the World Championships in Houston, Texas.
  

Service

• Students annually collect between 8,000-12,000 pounds of food for the St. Leo's Food Connection
  
• Since 1991, Bellarmine has provided food and gifts for about 50 families a year through the Adopt-A-Family program that serves those who don’t have resources to celebrate Christmas
• The entire sophomore class takes six trips to L'Arche Farms a year
• Bellarmine students participate in the Keep Em Warm Fed program, Nativity House, and many other local service organizations.
• Bellarmine students performed over 8,000 hours of community service during the 2018-19 school year.
• Bellarmine students participate in annual service trips during spring break and the summer.

Campus Ministry

• Approximately 95% of the student body participates annually in a least one of Bellarmine’s religious retreats
  
• Variety of retreats for each grade level to deepen student's faith, as well as develop stronger relationships with others
• Optional weekly Mass or prayer services for students
• Examen is prayed daily, which is a prayerful reflection on the events of the day to detect God's presence and discern his direction for us.

Activities

• Students have the opportunity to start and lead their own clubs.
• 85% of students participate in at least one club or activity
• In 2018, the Model United Nations program was the only school in Washington State invited to participate in a conference hosted at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
• 40 clubs