Belmont University
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| Motto | "From here to anywhere" |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1890 |
| Affiliation | Christian (nondenominational) |
| Endowment | $90.9 million |
| President | Robert Fisher |
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Academic staff
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779 (2015) |
| Students | 7,350 (2015) |
| Undergraduates | 5,983 |
| Postgraduates | 1,367 |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Campus | Urban, 75 acres (263,000 m²) |
| Colors | Red and Blue |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I – OVC |
| Sports | 15 varsity teams (7 men's and 8 women's) |
| Nickname | Bruins |
| Mascot | Bruiser the Bruin |
| Website | www |
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Belmont (Acklen Hall)
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| Location | Belmont Blvd. Nashville, Tennessee |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architect | William Strickland |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival; Italianate |
| NRHP Reference # | 71000816 |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 1971 |
Belmont University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is the largest Christian university in Tennessee and the second largest private university in the state, behind nearby Vanderbilt University.
Belmont Mansion was the home of Adelicia Hayes Franklin Acklen Cheatham, a wealthy Nashville socialite and businesswoman. Built in 1850, it was one of the most elaborate antebellum homes in the South, with 36 rooms and 19,000 sq ft (1,800 m2) in size. The estate contained an art gallery, conservatories, bowling alley, lavish gardens, aviary, lake and a zoo (which was then subsequently opened to the public). In 1887 Acklen Cheatham sold the estate to a group which intended to develop it into a subdivision, but in 1889 the mansion and 13 acres of its grounds became the home of Belmont Seminary for Women, run by Miss Susan Heron and Miss Ida Hood. This school merged with Ward Seminary in 1913 and was known as Ward—Belmont College, which included both a junior college and college-prep (or high) school for women. Today it is owned by Belmont University but maintained by the Belmont Mansion Association, a non-profit group. The mansion is open for tours and features Victorian art and furnishings. The water tower, gardens, with surviving gazebos and outdoor statuary from the Acklen era, are part of the college campus.
The first radio station in Nashville went on air in May 1922 when John "Jack" DeWitt, Jr., a 16-year-old high school student, installed a twenty-watt transmitter at Belmont. The station, WDAA, was born when Doctor C. E. Crosland, Associate President, realized the potential advertising value to the college of a radio station. The WDAA program on April 18, 1922, marked the first time a music program was broadcast in Nashville. The broadcast could be heard 150 to 200 miles (320 km) from the school. DeWitt later became WSM (AM) radio station's chief engineer, 1932–1942, and president, 1947–1968.
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