Galen College
of Nursing-Cincinnati
For-profit College in Cincinnati, OH. Six-year graduation rate 57%. Median 10-year earnings $61,480.
Ten-year median earnings of $61,480 are the headline number here, and they are strong ones. 57% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $24,166, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
57% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention is strong at 83%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. Retention drops to 10% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. The 12:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 670 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $27,714 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $28,402 at $0–30k against $31,760 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 61% get grants averaging $6,139, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 86% 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 · 79 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 | $28,402 |
| $30–48k | $29,313 |
| $48–75k | $28,053 |
| $75–110k | $33,814 |
| $110k+ | $31,760 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 576 of these 670 students, totalling $5,186,072 — an average of $9,004 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hamilton 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)