Private nonprofit · Community college

Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing

Medford, Massachusetts · Large suburb

#1 for grad earnings in Massachusetts
Transfer rate
Avg net price
Grad / completion
$101,466
Median earnings

Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Medford, Massachusetts (large suburb setting), enrolling 174 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 174 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About Medford, Massachusetts

Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of European contact and exploration, Medford was the winter home of the Naumkeag people, who farmed corn and created fishing weirs at multiple sites along the Mystic River. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
5 miles to Boston, MA
To the ocean
5 miles
Nearest airport
7 miles to Boston Logan (BOS) · major hub

How Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing compares

Earnings, 10 years after entry$101,466

Higher than 99% · #1 of 34 in Massachusetts

Median debt at graduation$20,000

Lower than 6%

Student–faculty ratio6 : 1

Lower than 95%

Undergraduate enrollment174

Larger than 41%

Percentiles compare Lawrence Memorial Hospital 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 Massachusetts.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

174undergrads
  • Women16092%
  • Men148%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White38%
  • Black21%
  • Hispanic22%
  • Asian3.5%
  • Other or multiracial16%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
174
Student–faculty ratio
6 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
38%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
74%
Median family income
$35,123
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$83,358

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$31,038
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,150
Total cost of attendance
Average net price

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
First-year retention
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$86,327
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$101,466
Median debt at graduation
$20,000
Students with federal loans
77%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
62%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

Low-income (Pell)
60%
First-generation
69%

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%.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$101,466
Typical debt at graduation
$20,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
20%
Out-earn a HS grad
91%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

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.

Campus climate

Summer high
84°F
Winter low
18°F
Annual rain
50″
Annual snow
63.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Reading, MA US station (6.8 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.