Private for-profit · Community college

Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas · Large city

#3 for grad earnings in Texas
0%
Transfer rate
$29,104
Avg net price
81%
Grad / completion
$61,480
Median earnings

Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in San Antonio, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 2,953 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitMidsize · 2,953 undergradsLarge city

About San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. At the time of European encounter, the Payaya people lived near the San Antonio River Valley in the San Pedro Springs area. They called the vicinity Yanaguana, meaning "refreshing waters". San Antonio enjoys a vibrant culture which it is known for being a popular tourist destination. The Alamo Mission in San Antonio ("The Alamo"), located in Downtown, is Texas' top tourist attraction. Because of the mission, San Antonio is often called "Alamo City". (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To the ocean
126 miles
Nearest airport
7 miles to San Antonio (SAT) · major hub

How Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio compares

Graduation rate81%

Higher than 78% · #55 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention61%

Higher than 25%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$61,480

Higher than 96% · #3 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$29,104

Cheaper than 10% · #229 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$24,166

Lower than 3%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment2,953

Larger than 86%

Percentiles compare Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio 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 Texas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

2,953undergrads
  • Women2,57387%
  • Men38013%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White30%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic34%
  • Asian3.7%
  • Other or multiracial21%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,953
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
55%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
79%
Median family income
$32,674
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$58,725

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$17,048
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,350
Total cost of attendance
$34,565
Average net price
$29,104

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
81%
Graduated on time (4 years)
50%
First-year retention
61%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$58,951
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$61,480
Median debt at graduation
$24,166
Students with federal loans
82%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
35%

About 31% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
50%
Low-income (Pell)
57%
First-generation
58%

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
Free

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,953 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

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.

< $30k
$29,078
$30–48k
$28,639
$48–75k
$28,440
$75–110k
$29,744
$110k+
$33,835

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.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$130,048

$28,440/year × about 4.6 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

7%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,499
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 7% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,499. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 558 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$61,480
Typical debt at graduation
$24,166
Debt vs. one year's pay
39%
Out-earn a HS grad
74%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

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.

Women
$60,125
Men
$69,868

Men out-earn women by $9,743 (16%) 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
96°F
Winter low
41°F
Annual rain
32.4″
Annual snow
0.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.24.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Antonio Intl AP, TX US station (6.6 mi from campus).

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.

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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.