10-yr median earnings
$80,244
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing
St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing is a private nonprofit institution in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $80,244
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing posts top-5% former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 4%
- former-student earnings, US
- +3%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing 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
A-
College Value Score
84/100
St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing
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+
$80,244
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$14,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A+
89.6%
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
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing 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 St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing 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.
St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$80,244 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 | St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $80,244 | #184 of 5103 | 96th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 329 | #3212 of 5462 | 41st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
329
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$80,244
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing ranks in Pennsylvania
State rank among 270 reporting Pennsylvania colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $80,244 | #13 of 270 | 95th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 329 | #157 of 282 | 44th |
Highest former-student earnings in Pennsylvania
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $138,767 | - |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University | $114,862 | $31,944 |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | $111,371 | $28,699 |
| 4 | Lehigh University | $105,584 | $36,931 |
| 5 | Villanova University | $100,423 | $43,756 |
| 6 | Bucknell University | $93,807 | $40,766 |
| 7 | Lafayette College | $91,410 | $34,433 |
| 8 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | $86,881 | $29,689 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | $86,881 | $42,478 |
| 10 | Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing | $86,138 | - |
| 11 | Drexel University | $84,648 | $38,509 |
| 12 | Swarthmore College | $80,257 | $23,149 |
| 13 | St Lukes Hospital School of NursingThis school | $80,244 | - |
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
87.7%
Female
Outcomes
$77,819
Median Earnings (6yr)
87.0%
Earning Over $25K
89.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $77,819 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $80,244 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 87.0% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 89.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $14,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $148/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Certificate | 141 | $84,962 | $14,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing? ▼
St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing is a private nonprofit institution in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Undergraduate enrollment is 329 students.
How much do St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $80,244 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $77,819.
Is St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing is $14,000, while former students earn a median of $80,244 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 17% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 89.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $148.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. 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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