Hondros College
of Nursing
For-profit College in Columbus, OH. Six-year graduation rate 21%. Median 10-year earnings $58,636.
Students who entered Hondros College of Nursing land at a median of $58,636 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. Only 21% finish within six years, so roughly four in five students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $15,833.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.27 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 21% — below national average
Admissions
Admission is not the constraint here: 85% of applicants are accepted. The applicant pool is small at 367, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. A 88% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
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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A six-year graduation rate of 21% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 70% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. The student-faculty ratio is 17:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,091 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $25,671 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $25,116 at $0–30k against $30,681 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 76% get grants averaging $5,723, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Borrowing is widespread: 88% 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 · 215 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 | $25,116 |
| $30–48k | $26,142 |
| $48–75k | $27,495 |
| $75–110k | $29,441 |
| $110k+ | $30,681 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,717 of these 3,091 students, totalling $23,389,185 — an average of $8,608 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Franklin County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
School operating under provisional accreditation (previously accredited by ACICS), Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility); School operating under provisional accreditation (previously accredited by ACICS); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)