10-yr median earnings
$61,480
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Louisville, Kentucky
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville is a private for-profit institution in Louisville, Kentucky. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 62.2%
- 150%-time completion
- $18,540
- Avg net price / yr
- $61,480
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville posts top-quartile former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 14%
- former-student earnings, US
- 62.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +4%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Galen College of Nursing-Louisville profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
53/100
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A-
$61,480
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$18,540
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C
62.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$24,166
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
46.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C+
79.6%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$18,540
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
62.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 62.2%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Galen College of Nursing-Louisville vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Galen College of Nursing-Louisville ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$61,480 Top 14% higher than 86% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $61,480 | #732 of 5103 | 86th |
| Average net price | $18,540 | #2797 of 5020 | 44th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 62.2% | #2033 of 4858 | 58th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 4,801 | #775 of 5462 | 86th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
4,801
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
62.2%
150%-time completion
$61,480
10-yr median earnings
79.6%
First-year retention
How Galen College of Nursing-Louisville ranks in Kentucky
State rank among 70 reporting Kentucky colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $61,480 | #5 of 70 | 93rd |
| Average net price | $18,540 | #47 of 79 | 41st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 62.2% | #18 of 75 | 76th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 4,801 | #10 of 81 | 88th |
Highest former-student earnings in Kentucky
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre College | $66,240 | $20,781 |
| 2 | Bellarmine University | $62,069 | $21,499 |
| 3 | Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleThis school | $61,480 | $18,540 |
| 4 | Galen College of Nursing-ARH | $61,480 | $21,164 |
| 5 | Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville | $61,480 | $28,475 |
| 6 | Thomas More University | $59,384 | $21,835 |
| 7 | University of Kentucky | $59,025 | $18,851 |
| 8 | Transylvania University | $54,705 | $21,913 |
| 9 | University of Louisville | $53,899 | $17,988 |
| 10 | Georgetown College | $52,074 | $14,095 |
| 11 | Northern Kentucky University | $50,220 | $8,191 |
| 12 | Spalding University | $49,438 | $25,491 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$18,116 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$19,186 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$18,381 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$23,490 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $18,540 |
24.6%
Pell Grant Rate
34.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$24,166
Median Debt
$256/mo
Monthly Payment
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
White 48.9%
African American 14.1%
Hispanic or Latino 6.5%
Asian 3.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6%
Pacific Islander 0.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.0%
Student body at a glance
87.1%
Female
49.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
79.6%
Retention Rate
$58,951
Median Earnings (6yr)
77.7%
Earning Over $25K
46.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 62.2% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 79.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $58,951 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $61,480 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 77.7% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 46.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $24,166 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $256/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 1 | 764 | $91,862 | $91,862 | $36,303 |
| Associate's | 1 | 278 | $80,988 | $80,988 | $24,808 |
| Certificate | 1 | 80 | $64,240 | $64,240 | $15,800 |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 764 | $91,862 | $36,303 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 278 | $80,988 | $24,808 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 80 | $64,240 | $15,800 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Galen College of Nursing-Louisville? ▼
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville is a private for-profit institution in Louisville, Kentucky. Undergraduate enrollment is 4,801 students.
How much do Galen College of Nursing-Louisville former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $61,480 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $58,951.
How much does Galen College of Nursing-Louisville cost? ▼
The average net price at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville is $18,540.. Median student debt at graduation is $24,166.
What is the graduation rate at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville? ▼
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville has a 62.2% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 79.6%.
Is Galen College of Nursing-Louisville worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville is $24,166, while former students earn a median of $61,480 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 39% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 46.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $256.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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