St. Joseph's
College of Nursing
Private College in Syracuse, NY. Six-year graduation rate 100%. Median 10-year earnings $81,908.
Ten-year median earnings of $81,908 are the headline number here, and they are strong ones. Completion is a strength: 100% of students finish within six years. Median debt at graduation is $12,000, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.15 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 100% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
St. Joseph's College of Nursing admits 100% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. Only 1 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles.
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
Apply at St. Joseph's College of Nursing →Academics
A 100% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. Retention is strong at 100%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. The 12:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit two-year college, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. At 283 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 283 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $18,121 annually once grants are applied. Grant aid reaches 57% of students at an average of $8,307. Most students borrow — 82% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 1 students
Federal student loans went to 231 of these 283 students, totalling $1,822,895 — an average of $7,891 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Onondaga 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)