Galen College
of Nursing-Tampa Bay
For-profit College in Saint Petersburg, FL. Six-year graduation rate 62%. Median 10-year earnings $61,480.
Students who entered Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay reach a median of $61,480 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. 62% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates carry a median of $24,166 in debt — in line with the national norm.
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
Completion is middling: 62% finish inside six years. Retention is weak: only 54% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. A 12:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a for-profit four-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. At 1,601 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,601 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $26,935 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($28,220 versus $34,369), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid reaches 63% of students at an average of $5,921. Borrowing is widespread: 82% take federal loans.
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 · 173 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 | $28,220 |
| $30–48k | $26,727 |
| $48–75k | $27,888 |
| $75–110k | $32,598 |
| $110k+ | $34,369 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,306 of these 1,601 students, totalling $11,434,447 — an average of $8,755 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pinellas 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)