College · Private for-profit · Louisville, KY · City
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
Louisville, KY
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$59k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size4,801
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $59k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
4,801 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
The $19k figure is the net price — what the average student actually pays after need-based aid. Merit aid varies by school. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
How students pay for it.
Pell grants25%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans35%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr61%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$59k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$61k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private for-profit
- Undergrad size
- 4,801
- Location
- Louisville, KY
- Region
- Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Carnegie class
- Associate's Colleges: High Transfer · Mixed
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White49%
- Unknown25%
- Black14%
- Hispanic6%
- Asian3%
- Two or more races1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students49%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time58%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$33k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 1
What you can study.