Private nonprofit · Community college
Citizens School of Nursing
Tarentum, Pennsylvania · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $28,480
- Avg net price
- 60%
- Grad / completion
- $69,939
- Median earnings
Citizens School of Nursing is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Tarentum, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 152 undergraduates.
About Tarentum, Pennsylvania
Tarentum is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, approximately 22 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, located along the Allegheny River. In the 1750s a Shawnee trader named Peter Chartier had briefly operated a trading post in this area. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 14 miles to Pittsburgh, PA
- To Great Lakes shore
- 104 miles
- Nearest airport
- 23 miles to Pittsburgh (PIT) · major hub
How Citizens School of Nursing compares
More selective than 49% · #25 most selective of 40 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 49% · #98 of 151 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 3%
Higher than 98% · #8 of 137 in Pennsylvania
Cheaper than 11% · #140 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania
Lower than 13%
Lower than 82%
Larger than 37%
Percentiles compare Citizens School of Nursing with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Pennsylvania.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women13891%
- Men149%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White84%
- Black7.9%
- Hispanic0.7%
- Asian2.0%
- Other or multiracial5.9%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 152
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Students over 25
- 55%
- Median family income
- $36,353
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $28,480
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 83.3%
- Test scores
- Considered but not required
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 60%
- First-year retention
- 31%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $65,501
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,939
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,250
- Students with federal loans
- 77%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 64%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $50
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $69,939
- Typical debt at graduation
- $15,250
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 22%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 86%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $9,345 (14%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 83°F
- Winter low
- 19°F
- Annual rain
- 44.5″
- Annual snow
- 25″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Acmetonia Lock 3, PA US station (2.7 mi from campus).
What Citizens School of Nursing graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
Colleges similar to Citizens School of Nursing
Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Citizens School of Nursing side by side →
UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 8 mi to Pittsburgh
- Students
- 97
- Tuition
- $16k
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $67k
UPMC Mercy School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · 1 mi to Pittsburgh
- Students
- 308
- Tuition
- $16k
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $68k
Heritage Valley Health System School of Nursing
McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 5 mi to Pittsburgh
- Students
- 71
- Tuition
- $23k
- Transfer
- —
- Earnings
- $80k
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing
New Castle, Pennsylvania · Fringe town · 16 mi to Youngstown
- Students
- 326
- Tuition
- $16k
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $70k
UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · 3 mi to Pittsburgh
- Students
- 715
- Tuition
- $16k
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $69k
Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · 3 mi to Pittsburgh
- Students
- 164
- Tuition
- $13k
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $56k
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UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit · Certificate · 97 students
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Bella Capelli Academy
Monroeville, PA · Private for-profit · Certificate · 259 students
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc
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Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit · Certificate · 164 students
Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.










