10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$13,890at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
⌖ Louisville, KY · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$13,890 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
9.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
+5%Modeled 10-year ROI
$71,805Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$18,540Average net price / year
$26,869Cost of attendance
$71,805Median earnings · year 5 after completion
61.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,801Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$67,307Year 1
$79,047Year 4
$71,805Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$91,8622Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$80,9883Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$64,240Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in KY
Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Hazard, KY
Galen College of Nursing-ARH
- Annual net price
- $21,164
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,805
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +1%
Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville
- Annual net price
- $28,475
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,805
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -9%
Sullivan University
- Annual net price
- $25,532
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,630
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -91%
Beckfield College-Florence
- Annual net price
- $28,133
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,302
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -106%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $91,862 | $45,775 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $80,988 | $34,859 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $64,240 | $16,642 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.