Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
Louisville, KY · For-profit · Large city · GCNL
For-profit institution in Louisville, KY · 4,184 undergraduates · $61,480 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 25%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
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- In-state tuition & fees
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- Median graduate debt
- $24,1661,144th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,480491st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $58,951266th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 63.2%658th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 67.4%1,355th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,184560th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.9%1,419th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 162 mi (BNA)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $66,566 | $63,749 |
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Galen College of Nursing-Louisville’s 4,184 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In KY
- Morehead State UniversityMorehead, KY · 4,689 undergrads
- University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY · 5,468 undergrads
- Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, KY · 2,641 undergrads
- Sullivan UniversityLouisville, KY · 2,498 undergrads
- Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KY · 2,286 undergrads
- Murray State UniversityMurray, KY · 6,646 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA · 4,179 undergrads
- Odessa CollegeOdessa, TX · 4,176 undergrads
- Providence CollegeProvidence, RI · 4,170 undergrads
- Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, KS · 4,162 undergrads
- University of Michigan-FlintFlint, MI · 4,157 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, WI · 4,152 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitegalencollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 156471)
- Compare colleges in KYRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KentuckyEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Morehead State UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Galen College of Nursing-Louisville vs Morehead State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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