Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences operates as a private for-profit institution located in Draper, Utah (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,058 students of which 3,135 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. Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences is categorized as “26” 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 61.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,039, with published in-state tuition of $21,680 and a Pell grant recipient share of 70.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 51.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 86.1%. Graduates earn a median of $49,841 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,177 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 174500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.2% 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.