Bellarmine College Preparatory

960 W. Hedding Street, San Jose, CA 95126
Phone: 408-294-9224
Fax: 408-294-4086
Website: www.bcp.org
Head of School
Chris Meyercord
Director of Admission
Bill Colucci
Established: 1851
Grades: 9-12
Enrollment
  • 1600
    Total student enrollment Grades 9-12
  • 1600
    Boys
  • 46
    Percent students of color
  • 18:1
    Student: teacher ratio
  • 25
    Average class size
  • 110
    Faculty
Admissions Process
  • December
    Application deadline (month)
  • $75
    Application fee
  • 960
    Number of 9th Grade applications
  • 400
    Average range of openings 9th Grade
  • 0-10
    Average range of openings 10th Grade
  • 0-5
    Average range of openings 11th Grade
Costs
  • $17,475
    Tuition (2013-2014)
  • December
    Financial aid deadline
  • $8000
    Average grant
  • 25
    Percent students on financial aid
Academics
  • 1300
    AP exams taken
  • 700
    Students taking AP exams
  • 87
    Percent scoring 3 or above
  • 1884
    Cumulative SAT score
  • 619
    Mean SAT score Verbal Reasoning
  • 640
    Mean SAT score Math
  • 625
    Mean score Writing
  • 99
    Percent students attending four year colleges/universities
  • 1
    Percent students attending two year colleges
Top five names of Colleges/ Universities attended by
7 or more students (2009-2013):
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    Santa Clara University
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    University of California, Berkeley
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    Loyola Marymount University
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    California Polytechnic State University
  •  
    Stanford
Sports
  • 13
    Number of Varsity sports offered
  • 13
    Number of Junior Varsity sports
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Bellarmine College Preparatory, a Catholic educational institution operating in the Jesuit tradition of the development of the full person, is a community that is comprised of students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni and friends. As such, we are drawn together by God’s grace to nurture the minds, hearts and bodies of our students as they traverse the pivotal stage of their formation: that of an adolescent. It is an education rooted in the teachings of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. The school strives to provide fair economic access to families of qualified students through affordable tuition and financial aid.

Rooted in this Ignatian tradition, the school strives to form young men who will be contemplatives in action: young men who will be actively engaged in service as a response to God’s love, and who will critically and prayerfully reflect upon how best to put their talents at the service of others. The unique educational experience involves a rigorous curriculum, expansive co-curricular opportunities, a vibrant spirituality and comprehensive Christian Service and Immersion programs. These essential components result in the foundation of a young man who is committed to a life of reflection and prayer, who seeks challenges to enhance his on-going formation, who accepts responsibility and leadership, and who desires to care for those in need. Simply, the goal of a Bellarmine education is to produce a “man for and with others” who possesses a faith that does justice.

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