Private nonprofit · Community college
Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $25,163
- Avg net price
- 67%
- Grad / completion
- $56,487
- Median earnings
Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (large city setting), enrolling 164 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The Seneca people called the confluence of the rivers Diondega or Jaödeogë’. Shannopin's Town was an 18th-century Lenape (Delaware) town located roughly from where Penn Avenue is today, below the mouth of Two Mile Run, from 30th Street to 39th Street. Pittsburgh boasts a rich arts and culture scene, with a history dating back to 19th-century industrialists who commissioned and donated public works including Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts and the Benedum Center, home to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh Opera. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 3 miles to Pittsburgh, PA
- To Great Lakes shore
- 109 miles
- Nearest airport
- 15 miles to Pittsburgh (PIT) · major hub
How Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing compares
More selective than 10% · #33 most selective of 40 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 57% · #82 of 151 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 19%
Higher than 95% · #18 of 137 in Pennsylvania
Cheaper than 18% · #128 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania
Lower than 18%
Lower than 62%
Larger than 40%
Percentiles compare Western Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women14588%
- Men1912%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White64%
- Black24%
- Hispanic4.3%
- Asian0.6%
- Other or multiracial6.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 164
- Student–faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 31%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 49%
- Median family income
- $38,192
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $13,410
- Room & board
- $10,500
- Books & supplies
- $1,375
- Total cost of attendance
- $29,938
- Average net price
- $25,163
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
- 67%
- First-year retention
- 58%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $61,692
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,487
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,838
- Students with federal loans
- 66%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 80%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 54
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 33%
- Housing charge (year)
- $8,750
- 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%.
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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $56,487
- Typical debt at graduation
- $13,838
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 24%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 82%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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
- 22°F
- Annual rain
- 40.6″
- Annual snow
- 25″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Braddock Lock 2, PA US station (6.6 mi from campus).
What Western Pennsylvania Hospital 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.
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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing side by side →
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- Students
- 590
- Tuition
- $21k
- Transfer
- 14%
- Earnings
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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UPMC Mercy School of Nursing
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- Students
- 308
- Tuition
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- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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- Students
- 152
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing
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- Students
- 97
- Tuition
- $16k
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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- Students
- 443
- Tuition
- $22k
- Transfer
- 23%
- Earnings
- $47k
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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.