UPMC Jameson
School of Nursing
Private College in New Castle, PA. Six-year graduation rate 60%. Median 10-year earnings $70,472.
A decade after enrolling, the median UPMC Jameson School of Nursing student earns $70,472 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. The six-year graduation rate is 60%, meaning about two in five students who start do not finish. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $12,000.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.17 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing admits 100% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. With 226 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. A 12% yield rate is low: the admitted pool is much larger than the entering class.
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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Completion is middling: 60% finish inside six years. Just 38% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. At 12:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. This is a private nonprofit two-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. At 332 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 332 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $23,962 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The income table below is the number that matters — $19,736 at $0–30k versus $29,863 at $110k+. 72% of students receive grant aid, averaging $6,397 — common but not automatic. Most students borrow — 86% 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 · 29 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 | $19,736 |
| $30–48k | $22,673 |
| $48–75k | $19,531 |
| $75–110k | $27,747 |
| $110k+ | $29,863 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 287 of these 332 students, totalling $2,464,409 — an average of $8,587 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Lawrence 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)