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Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing

Pottsville, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Mid East·lvhn.org/education/joseph-f-mccloskey-school-nursing
Total enrollment
100
peer median 54
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About

Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing is part of Lehigh Valley Health Network, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. While the founding year is not mentioned, it is associated with a health system that comprises 33 hospitals and 700 care sites in the region, offering education and training for nursing with a notable focus on comprehensive patient care across various clinical specialties.

Program outcomes

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

Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 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
1
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
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.

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$16,528 debt · $85,719 earn

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 57 students received $324K in Pell grants, alongside $655K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
57
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$324K
$323,940 total
Direct Loans
$655K
141 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$285K
69 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$333K
69 loan awards
Parent PLUS$37K
3 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 41 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
41
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.2%
2017
0.0%
2018
5.4%
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 LVHN

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
100
12-mo unduplicated
107
Undergraduate
107
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
5%5
Women
95%102

Race / ethnicity composition

White
96.7%
Hispanic
3.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
236.36
13 offenses · 55 students

3-year trend

215.382 yrs ago265.631 yr ago236.36Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
44
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
13

By location

13total
  • On campus13

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 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
8.0:1

LVHN vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions LVHN 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
SubjectJoseph F McCloskey School of Nursing
100
41.6%47$34,626
135$18,985
66
16
8.0%39$28,089
38
93.3%300$15,748
65
88.0%54
100.0%40$21,228
26$25,522
82.1%71$23,656
20.0%178$21,187
58.6%188$40,644
51
100.0%14$14,370
11
21
100.0%16$9,422
53.3%67$40,023
75.0%11$29,915
29.2%294$28,415
88.9%145$21,827
0.0%14$28,780
329
12$10,851
100.0%39$27,537
32.5%94$35,855
100.0%26$9,825
16$9,231
99.6%326$22,889
87.9%308$33,159
77.9%715$29,374
80.8%97$27,327
51
37$19,169
100.0%164$25,163
489$14,516
Peer group median82.1%54$24,410

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Explore the federal data for institutions in LVHN's comparison group.

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

Frequently asked questions about Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about LVHN.

How many students attend Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing?

Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing reports a total enrollment of 100 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing located?

Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing is located in Pottsville, Pennsylvania 17901.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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