Private (for-profit)

Galen College of Nursing-Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·galencollege.edu/louisville
6-yr Graduation
61%
+5.5pp vs peer
Total enrollment
5,585
peer median 733
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
61%+5.5pp vs peer
4-year graduation
23%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
23%
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
65%
Non-Pell
69%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 7 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
7
Passing
2
28.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

7programs
  • Passing2 · 28.6%
  • No Data5 · 71.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
5

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
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+132.7%
$80,988 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+163.9%
$91,862 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
41%
$37,584 debt · $91,862 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$24,499 debt · $80,988 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$15,800 debt · $64,240 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2013Next review Dec 2028
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2011
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 1983Next review Dec 2010

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 51

  1. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Final Branch Approval
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2025Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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, 14,632 students received $71.4M in Pell grants, alongside $131.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
14,632
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$71.4M
$71,375,241 total
Direct Loans
$131.3M
33,283 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

6k
20
6k
21
8k
22
11k
23
15k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$49.6M
15,940 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$74.4M
16,716 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.3M
137 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.0M
488 loan awards
Grad PLUS$6K
2 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 3,060 borrowers who entered repayment, 39 (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
3,060
Defaulted
39
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.0%
2017
8.8%
2018
7.1%
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 Galencollege

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,655 total completions
01Health Professions
1,655100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
5,585
12-mo unduplicated
7,056
Undergraduate
6,152
Graduate
904

Gender split

Men
11%762
Women
89%6,294

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.5%
Unknown
22.2%
Black
13.1%
Hispanic
10.2%
Two or more
3.4%
Asian
3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
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
0.00
0 offenses · 4,443 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
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

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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
    12.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    98

    Galencollege vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Galencollege 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
    SubjectGalen College of Nursing-Louisville
    61%5,585
    Beckfield College-Florence
    2%79.6%536$27,539
    American National University-Pikeville
    444$16,238
    Miami Regional University
    84%84.3%916$28,535
    Chamberlain University-Georgia
    50%91.4%1,940$31,471
    Southern Technical College
    550$24,026
    Peer group median55%84.3%733$27,539

    Frequently asked questions about Galen College of Nursing-Louisville

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Galencollege.

    What is the graduation rate at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville?

    Galen College of Nursing-Louisville reports a 6-year graduation rate of 61% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Galen College of Nursing-Louisville?

    Galen College of Nursing-Louisville reports a total enrollment of 5,585 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Galen College of Nursing-Louisville located?

    Galen College of Nursing-Louisville is located in Louisville, Kentucky 40245.

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