Virtually all traffic skirts the campus and thus allows a quiet, secluded environment. However, the campus is conveniently situated near churches of all faiths, hospitals, restaurants, shopping centers, and other universities. Buses of the Metropolitan Transit Authority stop near the campus on their frequent trips to and from the downtown area. Classes are located in seven main buildings with the library and other facilities lying in close proximity to the classrooms. Most buildings are recently constructed or renovated.
Preference is given to upperclass students.
Belmont Heights Baptist Church houses the undergraduate and graduate programs of the School of Nursing in newly renovated facilities at the south end of campus. Belmont Mansion was built c1852 as part of the Belle Monte estate owned by Joseph Alexander Smith Acklen and Adelicia Hayes Acklen. It serves the university as a social center and is maintained as a historical museum by the Belmont Mansion Association. Bruin Hills , remodeled in 1995, includes 116 unfurnished two bedroom and one bath apartments. Lila D. Bunch Library , completed in the summer of 1993, is located on the west side of Belmont Boulevard.