Private for-profit · Community college
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay
Saint Petersburg, Florida · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $28,197
- Avg net price
- 63%
- Grad / completion
- $61,480
- Median earnings
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Saint Petersburg, Florida (large city setting), enrolling 1,465 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Saint Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. About 20 sites with temple mounds have been found around Tampa Bay, with several in Pinellas County. Best known of the Safety Harbor people was the chiefdom of Tocobaga, which was likely located at the Safety Harbor site in Philippe Park in northern Pinellas County. Much economic activity is concentrated in the Gateway area, which overlaps St. Petersburg and Pinellas Park. Health care, retail and professional services are the largest industries. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Bachelor's
- Nearest big city
- 13 miles to Tampa, FL
- To the ocean
- 2 miles
- Nearest airport
- 4 miles to St. Petersburg Clearwater (PIE) · major hub
How Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay compares
Higher than 53% · #122 of 211 in Florida
Higher than 14%
Higher than 96% · #4 of 171 in Florida
Cheaper than 11% · #169 cheapest of 207 in Florida
Lower than 3%
Lower than 73%
Larger than 78%
Percentiles compare Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay 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 Florida.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women1,27687%
- Men18913%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White37%
- Black25%
- Hispanic12%
- Asian4.0%
- Other or multiracial22%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 1,465
- Student–faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 49%
- First-generation students
- 49%
- Students over 25
- 76%
- Median family income
- $32,674
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $60,408
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
- $34,369
- Average net price
- $28,197
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)
- 63%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 100%
- First-year retention
- 54%
- 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%
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
- 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 (1,465 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.
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.
$27,888/year × about 4.0 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.
Modest institutional aid: 9% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,646. 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 133 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.
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.
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
- 91°F
- Winter low
- 52°F
- Annual rain
- 53.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, ST Petersburg Intl AP, FL US station (3.9 mi from campus).
What Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay 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.
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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay side by side →
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- Transfer
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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.











