Riverside College
of Health Sciences
Private College in Newport News, VA. Six-year graduation rate 100%. Median 10-year earnings $66,072.
Ten-year median earnings of $66,072 are the headline number here, and they are strong ones. 100% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $14,787.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.22 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 100% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Admit rate 13% — heavily selective, limited transfer slots
Admissions
Riverside College of Health Sciences admits just 13% of applicants, placing it among the most selective undergraduate institutions in the country. With 62 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. Yield is high — 100% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
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
Academics
100% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. A 8:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. The undergraduate body is just 325, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 320 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $20,744 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Only 47% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price. Borrowing is widespread: 76% 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 · 6 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 | $20,744 |
| $30–48k | — |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 243 of these 320 students, totalling $1,553,653 — an average of $6,394 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Newport News City) — 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)