Citizens School
of Nursing
Private College in Tarentum, PA. Six-year graduation rate 60%. Median 10-year earnings $69,939.
A decade after enrolling, the median Citizens School of Nursing student earns $69,939 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. The six-year graduation rate is 60%, meaning about two in five students who start do not finish. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $15,250.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.22 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
83% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. Only 18 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. Yield is high — 100% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
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 | — | 4 (27%) |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Academics
60% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention is weak: only 31% of full-time first-years return, so roughly two in three leave after one year. At 10:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a private nonprofit two-year college, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. At 142 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 142 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $25,296 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Income makes less difference than usual: $26,654 at $0–30k, $29,252 at $110k+. About 72% get grants averaging $8,823, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 77% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 · 13 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 | $26,654 |
| $30–48k | — |
| $48–75k | $26,196 |
| $75–110k | $29,578 |
| $110k+ | $29,252 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 109 of these 142 students, totalling $823,238 — an average of $7,553 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Allegheny 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)