Galen College
of Nursing-San Antonio
For-profit College in San Antonio, TX. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $61,480.
A decade after enrolling, the median Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio student earns $61,480 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. 50% 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
50% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 61% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about two in five are gone before sophomore year. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 40% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. At 12:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a for-profit four-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,206 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $27,907 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($29,078 versus $33,835), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 68% of students receive grant aid, averaging $6,746 — common but not automatic. 82% 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 · 591 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 | $29,078 |
| $30–48k | $28,639 |
| $48–75k | $28,440 |
| $75–110k | $29,744 |
| $110k+ | $33,835 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,625 of these 3,206 students, totalling $24,332,913 — an average of $9,270 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Bexar 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)