Nightingale College

Student body

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment

5,986

Graduate enrollment

50

Student–faculty ratio

12 : 1

Pell Grant recipients

42%

First-generation students

45%

Students over 25

88%

Median family income

$32,416

Avg faculty salary (academic year)

$67,941

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

$30,852

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)

21%

Graduated on time (4 years)

23%

First-year retention

50%

Transferred to another college

0%

Median earnings, 6 years after entry

$63,412

Median earnings, 10 years after entry

$27,126

Median debt at graduation

$25,250

Students with federal loans

78%

Paying down their loans (1 year in)

61%

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

$150

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.

Four-year (or more) true cost

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

$31,759/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.