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Bryan College of Health Sciences

Lincoln, Nebraska·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·bryanhealthcollege.edu/bcohs
6-yr Graduation
70%
+21.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
765
peer median 757
Avg net price
$25,884
+$8.2k vs peer
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
190
190 candidates competed
Admitted
128
67.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
86
67.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
70%+21.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
43%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
63%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

60.0pp gap
Pell recipients
60%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 10 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
10
Passing
3
30.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

10programs
  • Passing3 · 30.0%
  • No Data7 · 70.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
7

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.

3
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+102.9%
$73,221 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+109.2%
$75,490 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+315.4%
$222,935 vs $53,672

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
53%
$118,895 debt · $222,935 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
40%
$29,083 debt · $73,221 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
36%
$26,932 debt · $75,490 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 2008Next review Aug 2034

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 8

  1. Jul 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  2. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  4. Aug 2021Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  5. May 2021Renewal 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

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$26,673
$30–48k$22,110
$48–75k$25,252
$75–110k$26,356
$110k+$26,339

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$25,884
+$8,183vs peer median $17,701
Federal loans
58.2%
In-state tuition
$20,070
Out-of-state
$20,070

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 169 students received $870K in Pell grants, alongside $6.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
169
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$870K
$870,499 total
Direct Loans
$6.7M
790 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$1.1M
274 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M
322 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.0M
104 loan awards
Parent PLUS$731K
49 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.8M
41 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 154 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
154
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.4%
2017
2.9%
2018
1.5%
2019
1.2%
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 BCHS

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs12
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

143 total completions
01Health Professions
13393.0%
02Biological Sciences
85.6%
03Education
21.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
765
12-mo unduplicated
987
Undergraduate
815
Graduate
172

Gender split

Men
11%108
Women
89%879

Race / ethnicity composition

White
83.7%
Hispanic
8.2%
Two or more
2.6%
Unknown
2.1%
Asian
1.9%
Black
1.5%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
27.59
20 offenses · 725 students

3-year trend

6.432 yrs ago26.881 yr ago27.59Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
45
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
13
Rape
4
Arson
1
Burglary
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

20total
  • On campus20

Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
3
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons21
Drugs41
Liquor032

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

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)
44

BCHS vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions BCHS 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
SubjectBryan College of Health Sciences
70%765$25,884
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
49%73.4%1,067$19,474
Clarkson College
36%78.2%1,121$15,928
Cox College
100%100.0%724
Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing
539
Herzing University-Minneapolis
36%93.8%748$15,205
Peer group median49%86.0%757$17,701

Frequently asked questions about Bryan College of Health Sciences

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about BCHS.

What is the graduation rate at Bryan College of Health Sciences?

Bryan College of Health Sciences reports a 6-year graduation rate of 70% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Bryan College of Health Sciences?

Bryan College of Health Sciences reports a total enrollment of 765 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Bryan College of Health Sciences?

The average net price at Bryan College of Health Sciences is $25,884 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Bryan College of Health Sciences?

Bryan College of Health Sciences's yield rate is 67.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Bryan College of Health Sciences located?

Bryan College of Health Sciences is located in Lincoln, Nebraska 68506.

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