Samaritan Hospital
School of Nursing
Private College in Troy, NY. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $64,383.
A decade after enrolling, the median Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing student earns $64,383 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. The six-year graduation rate is 50%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $15,250.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.24 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing admits 100% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. With 1 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
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50% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 100% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. 50% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. A 7:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 132 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price is not reported for this institution, which means there is no single what-you-pay number to compare — the aid participation rates below are the closest available proxy. Grant aid reaches 60% of students at an average of $3,665. Borrowing is widespread: 70% take federal loans.
Federal student loans went to 93 of these 132 students, totalling $665,856 — an average of $7,160 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Rensselaer 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)