10-yr median earnings
$61,480
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Richmond, Virginia
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond is a private for-profit institution in Richmond, Virginia. 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.
- $23,843
- Avg net price / yr
- $61,480
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond posts top-quartile former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 14%
- former-student earnings, US
- +4%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Galen Health Institutes-Richmond 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, 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
D
College Value Score
45/100
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond
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 F
$23,843
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
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 N/A
N/A
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
$23,843
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Galen Health Institutes-Richmond 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 Health Institutes-Richmond 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 Health Institutes-Richmond: 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 Health Institutes-Richmond | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $61,480 | #732 of 5103 | 86th |
| Average net price | $23,843 | #3771 of 5020 | 25th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 454 | #2943 of 5462 | 46th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
454
Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
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150%-time completion
$61,480
10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Galen Health Institutes-Richmond ranks in Virginia
State rank among 125 reporting Virginia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Galen Health Institutes-Richmond | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $61,480 | #20 of 125 | 84th |
| Average net price | $23,843 | #81 of 107 | 24th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 454 | #70 of 126 | 44th |
Highest former-student earnings in Virginia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington and Lee University | $94,810 | $23,781 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Virginia | $92,405 | $33,199 |
| 3 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | $86,863 | $21,565 |
| 4 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | $81,698 | $24,953 |
| 5 | Sentara College of Health Sciences | $77,821 | - |
| 6 | Virginia Military Institute | $77,369 | $17,113 |
| 7 | Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing | $77,014 | - |
| 8 | George Mason University | $76,343 | $17,915 |
| 9 | University of Richmond | $76,178 | $31,309 |
| 10 | William & Mary | $73,490 | $19,096 |
| 11 | Southside College of Health Sciences | $71,380 | - |
| 12 | James Madison University | $69,954 | $23,322 |
| 19 | Galen Health Institutes-RichmondThis school | $61,480 | $23,843 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Galen Health Institutes-Richmond
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$24,486 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$20,760 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$28,656 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$20,320 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Galen Health Institutes-Richmond - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $16,364 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $16,364 |
| Average Net Price | $23,843 |
51.1%
Pell Grant Rate
89.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$24,166
Median Debt
$256/mo
Monthly Payment
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
White 23.6%
African American 45.1%
Hispanic or Latino 3.1%
Asian 2.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.7%
Pacific Islander 0.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 0.4%
Student body at a glance
87.1%
Female
49.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$58,951
Median Earnings (6yr)
77.7%
Earning Over $25K
46.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 0 | $80,988 | $24,808 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Galen Health Institutes-Richmond? ▼
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond is a private for-profit institution in Richmond, Virginia. Undergraduate enrollment is 454 students.
How much do Galen Health Institutes-Richmond former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Galen Health Institutes-Richmond 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 Health Institutes-Richmond cost? ▼
The average net price at Galen Health Institutes-Richmond is $23,843. In-state tuition is $16,364 and out-of-state tuition is $16,364. Median student debt at graduation is $24,166.
Is Galen Health Institutes-Richmond worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Galen Health Institutes-Richmond 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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