Private for-profit · Community college

Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city

#2 for grad earnings in Tennessee

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Transfer rate: $27,267
Avg net price: —
Grad / completion: $61,480
Median earnings

Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Nashville, Tennessee (large city setting), enrolling 1,027 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 1,027 undergradsLarge cityCold winters

About Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. In 1689, French-Canadian trader Martin Chartier established a trading post on the Cumberland River, near the present-day site of the city. Much of the city's cultural life has revolved around its large university community. Particularly significant in this respect were two groups of critics and writers who were associated with Vanderbilt University in the early 20th century: the Fugitives and the Agrarians. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 1 mile to Nashville, TN
To Great Lakes shore: 379 miles
Nearest airport: 7 miles to Nashville (BNA) · major hub

How Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus compares

First-year retention62%

Higher than 26%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$61,480

Higher than 96% · #2 of 70 in Tennessee

Average net price$27,267

Cheaper than 13% · #78 cheapest of 82 in Tennessee

Median debt at graduation$24,166

Lower than 3%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment1,027

Larger than 73%

Percentiles compare Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus 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 Tennessee.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women89587%
Men13213%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White42%
Black30%
Hispanic2.4%
Asian1.9%
Other or multiracial23%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,027
Student–faculty ratio: 12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 46%
First-generation students: 49%
Students over 25: 78%
Median family income: $32,674
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $60,300

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: $35,603
Average net price: $27,267

Outcomes

Graduated: —
First-year retention: 62%
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: 83%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 35%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

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

Campus safety

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

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

$26,239

$30–48k

$28,628

$48–75k

$31,171

$75–110k

$25,491

$110k+

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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.

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.

22%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$4,476

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 22% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,476. 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 23 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: 89°F
Winter low: 28°F
Annual rain: 53.2″
Annual snow: 4.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Shelby Bottoms Nature, TN US station (3.7 mi from campus).

What Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus graduates study — and earn

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

5 grads$68k 1 yr$78k 5 yr$35k debt

5$68,114$78,480$34,859 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

0 grads$76k 1 yr$89k 5 yr$46k debt

0$76,234$89,101$45,775

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.