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Galen College of Nursing-Louisville has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.
What it costs
| Average net price after grants and scholarships | $4,058 |
The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 77% below the median net price of colleges in Kentucky on this site ($17,637).
Net price by family income
| Family income a year | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Up to $30,000 | $4,483 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $3,786 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $4,655 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | not reported |
| Above $110,000 | $1,286 |
For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.
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Results
| Measure | This college | KY median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students who come back for a second year | 80% | 74% | 73% |
| Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length) | 44% | 49% | 49% |
| Median earnings 10 years after starting | $69,188 | $48,071 | $53,132 |
| Median federal loan debt of those who finish | $22,134 | $21,324 | $19,994 |
Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Kentucky and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.
The students
26% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 31% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 89% women and 11% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 8 of the 36 colleges in Kentucky on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,278.
Other colleges in Kentucky of a similar size
- Morehead State UniversityMorehead, public
- Murray State UniversityMurray, public
- Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, private nonprofit
- University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, private nonprofit
- Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, private nonprofit
- Lindsey Wilson UniversityColumbia, private nonprofit
Common questions
What is the graduation rate of Galen College of Nursing-Louisville?
44% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.