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Belmont UniversityLocal Atmosphere Facts & Statistics

Location
Nashville, TN
Undergrads
4,025
Tuition
$22,360
Admission Difficulty
Easy
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Fun Local Trivia
  1. It's the country music capital of the world.
  2. City is home to the Grand Ole Opry, the longest-running radio program in the U.S. It's been on the air since 1925!
  3. Bob Dylan recorded his studio hit album "Nashville Skyline," on which he does a duet with Johnny Cash, in Columbia Studios in Nashville.
  4. In 1941, Nashville was granted the very first FM radio license in the country.
  5. Elvis Presley recorded more than 200 of his songs at RCA's Studio B on Nashville's Music Row, which is across the street from Belmont and open for recording sessions to Belmont students.
Notable Natives
  • Duane Allman - member of the rock band The Allman Brothers
  • Gregg Allman - member of the rock band The Allman Brothers
  • Miley Cyrus - pop star
  • Jeff Jarrett - professional wrestler
Local Slang
  • The Batman Building: AT&T Building, a prominent downtown building. Gets its nickname from the building's two tall "horns."
  • Nashvegas: Nickname for Nashville. It implies there's a lot more glitz than there really is, but the irony is the comedy!
Points of Interest
  • Frist Center for the Visual Arts
  • Music City Walk of Fame
  • Music Row
  • Ryman Auditorium
  • Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Shopping Centers
  • CoolSprings Galleria
  • The Mall at Green Hills
  • Opry Mills
Movie Theaters
Belcourt Theatre
2102 Belcourt Ave.
Nashville
(615) 846-3150
Movie Theaters
Regal Green Hills 16
3815 Green Hills Village Drive
Nashville
(615) 269-5910
Major Sports Teams
  • Nashville Predators: NHL
  • Nashville Sounds: Minor league baseball
  • Tennessee Titans: NFL
Distances to Nearest Major Cities
  • Atlanta: : 4 hours
  • Chattanooga, Tenn.: : 2 hours
  • Louisville, Ky.: : 2 hours, 45 minutes
  • Memphis, Tenn.: : 3 hours, 15 minutes
Did You Know?
The daily newspaper in the city is "The Tennessean." Until 1998, it competed against the "Nashville Banner," with both newspapers housed in the same building under a joint-operation agreement. Talk about keeping your enemies close!

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