Private nonprofit · Community college

Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing

Lafayette, Indiana · Small city

#2 for grad earnings in Indiana

9%
Transfer rate: $21,827
Avg net price: 64%
Grad / completion: $65,230
Median earnings

Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Lafayette, Indiana (small city setting), enrolling 145 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 145 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 89% admitCold winters

About Lafayette, Indiana

Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. In 1717, the French government established Fort Ouiatenon across the Wabash River and three miles (4.8 km) south of present-day Lafayette. The fort became the center of trade for fur trappers, merchants and Indians. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 59 miles to Indianapolis, IN
To Great Lakes shore: 85 miles
Nearest airport: 3 miles to Purdue University (LAF)

How Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing compares

Selectivity88.9%

More selective than 42% · #4 most selective of 7 in Indiana

Graduation rate64%

Higher than 53% · #21 of 46 in Indiana

First-year retention93%

Higher than 85%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$65,230

Higher than 98% · #2 of 42 in Indiana

Average net price$21,827

Cheaper than 27% · #35 cheapest of 51 in Indiana

Median debt at graduation$26,213

Lower than 1%

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment145

Larger than 36%

Percentiles compare Saint Elizabeth 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 Indiana.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White77%
Black6.9%
Hispanic9.0%
Other or multiracial7.6%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 145
Student–faculty ratio: 8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 51%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 44%
Median family income: $35,252

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $20,208
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $870
Total cost of attendance: $32,407
Average net price: $21,827

Admissions

Admission rate: 88.9%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Outcomes

Graduated: 64%
First-year retention: 93%
Transferred to another college: 9%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $57,337
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $65,230
Median debt at graduation: $26,213
Students with federal loans: 66%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 51%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

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

—

$30–48k

$8,762

$48–75k

$23,034

$75–110k

$21,156

$110k+

$28,157

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.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $65,230
Typical debt at graduation: $26,213
Debt vs. one year's pay: 40%
Out-earn a HS grad: 82%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 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.

Campus climate

Summer high: 84°F
Winter low: 18°F
Annual rain: 37″
Annual snow: 18.9″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lafayette Purdue Univ AP, IN US station (3.1 mi from campus).

What Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing graduates study — and earn

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

38 grads$69k 1 yr$67k 5 yr$38k debt

38$68,665$67,283$38,369

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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Horizon University

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Indianapolis, Indiana · Large suburb · 13 mi to Indianapolis

Students: 63
Tuition: $10k
Transfer: —
Earnings: $66k

UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing

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Students: 97
Tuition: $16k
Transfer: 0%
Earnings: $67k

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Cape Girardeau, Missouri · Small city · 98 mi to St. Louis

Students: 200
Tuition: $11k
Transfer: 13%
Earnings: $61k

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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.