by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Galen College of Nursing-Louisville, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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The net price figure shows the cost after grants and scholarships are deducted. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $18,540.00 |
Run your own numbers with the Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Net Price Calculator.
Dig into how aid is awarded on the financial aid page.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of Galen College of Nursing-Louisville works out to $16,500.00, placing the school in the Low ($10-20k) debt-load classification.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| 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 distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
For the full borrowing and repayment picture, see the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. Below, debt is broken out by low, middle, and high family income:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $16,190.00 |
| Middle income | $17,444.00 |
| High income | $16,166.00 |
On average, low-income graduates leave with $24.00 more debt than high-income graduates.
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $16,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,834.00 |
Pell Grant eligibility is a useful proxy for low-income status among undergraduates. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville stands at $1,565.00. This school is flagged by the Department of Education for Pell-related debt inequity.
The default-rate category at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville 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-Louisville total $645,788,696.00 across 35,398 loan recipients.
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 | 94 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $10,751.00 |
For the full rundown of veteran and military benefits, see the veterans benefits detail.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Galen College of Nursing-Louisville, consider the following:
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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.