Private nonprofit · Community college

St Joseph School of Nursing

Nashua, New Hampshire · Small city

#1 graduation rate in New Hampshire
0%
Transfer rate
Avg net price
100%
Grad / completion
Median earnings

St Joseph School of Nursing is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Nashua, New Hampshire (small city setting), enrolling 93 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 93 undergradsSmall cityCold wintersSnowy

About Nashua, New Hampshire

Nashua is a city in southern New Hampshire, United States. Located at the confluence of the Nashua and Merrimack rivers, Dunstable was first settled about 1654 as a fur trading town. Nashua lies approximately in the center of the original 1673 grant. In the American version of The Office, a branch of the fictional paper company Dunder Mifflin is located in Nashua and features in several episodes. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
32 miles
Nearest airport
13 miles to Manchester-Boston (MHT)

How St Joseph School of Nursing compares

Graduation rate100%

Higher than 98% · #1 of 14 in New Hampshire

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Median debt at graduation$16,550

Lower than 10%

Student–faculty ratio6 : 1

Lower than 95%

Undergraduate enrollment93

Larger than 26%

Percentiles compare St Joseph 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 New Hampshire.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

93undergrads
  • Women8187%
  • Men1213%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White49%
  • Black25%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Asian1.1%
  • Other or multiracial13%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
93
Student–faculty ratio
6 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
19%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
71%
Median family income
$46,490
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$73,332

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$23,438
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,650
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
100%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
$16,550
Students with federal loans
53%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
64%

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%.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
14°F
Annual rain
46.2″
Annual snow
52.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Nashua Cwsu, NH US station (1.1 mi from campus).

What St Joseph School of Nursing 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.

Colleges near St Joseph School of Nursing

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.