Nightingale College

Salt Lake City, UT · Private for-profit · www.nightingale.edu/ ↗

Nightingale College is a private for-profit college in Salt Lake City, Utah, located in a midsize city. It enrolls 5,986 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards bachelor's degrees. It also offers graduate degrees. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest program is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare its largest majors across colleges: Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

Nightingale College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
5,986
Similar schools: 455
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$35,059
Similar schools: $31,853
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
20.9%
Similar schools: 37.1%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$79,752
Similar schools: $44,016
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$34,796
Similar schools: $28,667
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
50.0%
Similar schools: 66.7%

What the data shows about Nightingale College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 143 private for-profit schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $35,059 a year, higher than the $31,853 median for similar schools. 50.0% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 66.7%). 20.9% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, lower than the 37.1% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $79,752, higher than the $44,016 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $34,796 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $28,667).