by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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The full cost of attending Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati works out to about $33,343.00 for a single academic year.
Cost is shown below as the full sticker price, the average net price after aid, and the low-income net price.
| Tuition and fees | $18,048.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $15,295.00 |
| Total cost | $33,343.00 |
| That is 2% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $33,343.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$6,057.00 |
| Net price | $27,286.00 |
| That is 17% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $33,343.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$6,440.00 |
| Net price | $26,903.00 |
| That is 18% below the national average net price. | |
| For the full breakdown, see tuition and fees plus room and board. |
Cost of attendance here has been rising by around 6.6% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. The loan rows amortise the projected total over a ten-year, 6.8% repayment.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| Freshman year | $28,667.00 | $29,075.00 | $35,530.00 |
| Senior year | $34,685.00 | $35,179.00 | $42,988.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $126,451.00 | $128,251.00 | $156,721.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $48,173.00 | $48,859.00 | $59,705.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,455.00 | $1,476.00 | $1,804.00 |
| Total amount paid | $174,624.00 | $177,110.00 | $216,425.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| Freshman year | $28,667.00 | $29,075.00 | $35,530.00 |
| Senior year | $30,547.00 | $30,982.00 | $37,860.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $59,215.00 | $60,058.00 | $73,389.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $22,559.00 | $22,880.00 | $27,959.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $681.00 | $691.00 | $845.00 |
| Total amount paid | $81,773.00 | $82,938.00 | $101,348.00 |
For the complete net-price picture, see the net price section below.
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $28,785.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $29,150.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $28,981.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $28,539.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $29,072.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $27,984.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $33,343.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati Net Price Calculator.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the financial aid page.
Median graduate debt at Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati stands at $16,500.00, categorized as a Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
The percentile spread of debt at graduation is shown below:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,167.00 |
| 25th | $6,334.00 |
| Median (50th) | $16,500.00 |
| 75th | $24,166.00 |
| 90th | $33,943.00 |
The spread between the 10th and 90th percentiles reflects how variable debt outcomes are at this school.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt detail.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $16,190.00 |
| Middle income | $17,444.00 |
| High income | $16,166.00 |
Low-income borrowers graduate with $24.00 in additional median debt versus high-income graduates.
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $16,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,834.00 |
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap reveals how borrowing differs by need.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati is $1,565.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The default-rate category at Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 7.6% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati amount to $645,788,696.00 covering 35,398 borrowers.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 21 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $15,929.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the college veterans page.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati, think through the questions below:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.