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Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing

Saint Louis, Missouri·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·barnesjewishcollege.edu
Total enrollment
539
peer median 618
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Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 3 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
3
Passing
2
66.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing2 · 66.7%
  • No Data1 · 33.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
1

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+131.8%
$124,421 vs $53,672
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+139.9%
$79,126 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
43%
$53,317 debt · $124,421 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$18,957 debt · $79,126 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1995Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 9

Action history · 9

  1. Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs · Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels
  2. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  3. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Dec 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. Feb 2020Initial Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 163 students received $983K in Pell grants, alongside $4.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
163
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$983K
$982,664 total
Direct Loans
$4.5M
584 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$922K
211 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.3M
240 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.4M
93 loan awards
Parent PLUS$306K
15 loan awards
Grad PLUS$533K
25 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 399 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
399
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.3%
2017
0.7%
2018
0.5%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at BCGSN

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

263 total completions
01Health Professions
263100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
539
12-mo unduplicated
859
Undergraduate
728
Graduate
131

Gender split

Men
19%163
Women
81%696

Race / ethnicity composition

White
65.0%
Black
20.2%
Unknown
4.9%
Two or more
4.2%
Asian
3.8%
Non-resident
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Hispanic
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
6.09
3 offenses · 493 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago6.09Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
3

By location

3total
  • On campus3

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
41

BCGSN vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions BCGSN selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectBarnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing
539
Cox College
100%100.0%724
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
65%89.8%648$33,596
Logan University
22%64.3%1,406$18,094
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences
0%100.0%202$25,189
Cleveland University-Kansas City
100%69.2%588$33,243
Peer group median65%89.8%618$29,216

Frequently asked questions about Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about BCGSN.

How many students attend Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing?

Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing reports a total enrollment of 539 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing located?

Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing is located in Saint Louis, Missouri 63110.

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