Mount Carmel
College of Nursing
Private College in Columbus, OH. Six-year graduation rate 54%. Median 10-year earnings $75,103.
Ten-year median earnings of $75,103 are the headline number here, and they are strong ones. The six-year graduation rate is 54%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Graduates carry a median of $22,082 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.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.29 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 84% puts Mount Carmel College of Nursing on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. Only 70 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. 66% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards.
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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Six-year completion sits at 54%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention of 81% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. At 8:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 573 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $10,065 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. The income table below is the number that matters — $6,312 at $0–30k versus $16,383 at $110k+. About 58% get grants averaging $9,763, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Borrowing is widespread: 65% 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 · 26 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 | $6,312 |
| $30–48k | $7,184 |
| $48–75k | $14,438 |
| $75–110k | $17,556 |
| $110k+ | $16,383 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 375 of these 573 students, totalling $3,284,158 — an average of $8,758 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
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)