Sentara College of Health Sciences
Chesapeake, VA · Private · Large city · SCHS · Sentara College
Private institution in Chesapeake, VA · 239 undergraduates · $77,821 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 7%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 8%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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- Cost of attendance
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- Median graduate debt
- $19,450568th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $77,821162nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $78,99266th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
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- Full-time retention
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Admissions
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2391,836th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7.0:1144th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 34.5%961st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 150 mi (DCA)
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 2 of 2 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,240 | $60,987 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1892source
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Sentara College of Health Sciences’s 239 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In VA
- Centra CollegeLynchburg, VA · 212 undergrads
- Washington University of Science and TechnologyVienna, VA · 302 undergrads
- Virginia University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA · 170 undergrads
- University of Management and TechnologyArlington, VA · 322 undergrads
- Riverside College of Health CareersNewport News, VA · 325 undergrads
- Patrick Henry CollegePurcellville, VA · 373 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Blackfeet Community CollegeBrowning, MT · 240 undergrads
- Concorde Career College-Kansas CityKansas City, MO · 240 undergrads
- Southern California Institute of ArchitectureLos Angeles, CA · 236 undergrads
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El PasoEl Paso, TX · 235 undergrads
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceLos Angeles, CA · 233 undergrads
- Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelBrooklyn, NY · 233 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitesentara.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 232885)
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- Compare with Centra CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Sentara College of Health Sciences vs Centra CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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