Belanger School
of Nursing
Private College in Schenectady, NY. Six-year graduation rate 100%. Median 10-year earnings $79,677.
A decade after enrolling, the median Belanger School of Nursing student earns $79,677 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. 100% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 100% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Admit rate 0% — heavily selective, limited transfer slots
Admissions
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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100% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. 100% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. The 4:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit two-year college, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. At 131 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 131 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $14,918 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. 52% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,424 — common but not automatic. Only 21% take federal loans. Private borrowing is not captured in this figure.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 3 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $13,185 |
| $30–48k | — |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 28 of these 131 students, totalling $155,532 — an average of $5,555 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Schenectady County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)