Citizens School of Nursing

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Citizens School of Nursing

Citizens School of Nursing operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Tarentum, Pennsylvania (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 152 students of which 142 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Citizens School of Nursing is categorized as “-2” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 83.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,480 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $15,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 71.0% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $69,939 ten years after enrolling, compared with $65,501 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 19200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 79.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.