Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate nonprofit

Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing

Troy, New York·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Mid East·sphp.com/careers/schools-of-nursing/samaritan-hospital-school-of-nursing
6-yr Graduation
50%
Total enrollment
129
peer median 162
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About

Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing is a nursing school located in Troy, New York. It is part of St. Peter's Health Partners and focuses on nursing education and training.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
1
1 candidates competed
Admitted
1
100.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1
100.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
50%
Full-time retention
100%

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

Total programs
3
Passing
1
33.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing1 · 33.3%
  • No Data2 · 66.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

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

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.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+148.7%
$85,441 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$17,350 debt · $85,441 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of Education

Accredited since 2011Next review Jun 2014

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 4

  1. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  2. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  4. Mar 2019Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    New York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by income not reported.
Federal loans
70.5%
In-state tuition
$15,358
Out-of-state
$15,358

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 82 students received $294K in Pell grants, alongside $800K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
82
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$294K
$293,711 total
Direct Loans
$800K
190 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$292K
89 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$498K
99 loan awards
Parent PLUS$10K
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 56 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
56
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.6%
2017
4.2%
2018
3.5%
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 SPHP

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

44 total completions
01Health Professions
44100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
129
12-mo unduplicated
162
Undergraduate
162
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
12%19
Women
88%143

Race / ethnicity composition

White
61.2%
Black
14.0%
Hispanic
9.3%
Asian
5.4%
Unknown
5.4%
Two or more
3.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.8%
Non-resident
0.8%

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 · 132 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago7.871 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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
    7.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    9

    SPHP vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions SPHP 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
    SubjectSamaritan Hospital School of Nursing
    50%129Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    558$30,381Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    95.5%583$25,454Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    0.0%162$13,185Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    117Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    182$9,422Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    92$6,429Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    174$28,913Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    121$33,204Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    77.8%173$22,322Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    77.6%154$25,913Baccalaureate
    80.8%331$26,572Baccalaureate
    61.7%280$29,098Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    80.4%560$11,009Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    100.0%153$19,736Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    0.0%151Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    95$25,993Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    100.0%313$29,688Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    100.0%123$19,662Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    2$26,334
    8,932$20,457Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median50%80.4%162$25,684

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

    Frequently asked questions about Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SPHP.

    What is the graduation rate at Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing?

    Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing reports a 6-year graduation rate of 50% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing?

    Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing reports a total enrollment of 129 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the yield rate at Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing?

    Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing's yield rate is 100.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing located?

    Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing is located in Troy, New York 12065.

    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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