How much does Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio really cost?
A clear guide to the real cost: net price by income, tuition, scholarships and financial aid.
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio is a private for-profit university in San Antonio, TX. A family earning under $30,000 pays $29,464 a year on average after grants and aid (IPEDS 2022–23 net price). About 49 % of its students are Hispanic or Latino (total enrollment, fall 2023). 53 % of its undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for low-income families (undergraduates, IPEDS 2022–23).
What Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio really costs, by family income
Admission, cost and graduation: three facts and three steps
- Admission: Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio has open admission per IPEDS (IPEDS 2023 admit rate). BCA guidance: review requirements and deadlines, and build a balanced list of options (safety, match and reach).
- Cost: A family earning under $30,000 pays $29,464 a year on average after grants and aid (IPEDS 2022–23 net price). BCA guidance: file the FAFSA on time and compare the net price of several options before deciding.
- Graduation: IPEDS does not publish the graduation rate of this institution (IPEDS graduation rate). BCA guidance: confirm the funding covers every year of the program and check your major's graduation rate, not just the overall one.
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Sticker and net price
IPEDS publishes no annual cost of attendance for this institution: in IC2023_AY these components are flagged as not applicable: on-campus room and board, other on-campus expenses.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a low-income family pay on average at Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio?
A family earning under $30,000 pays $29,464 a year on average after grants and aid (IPEDS 2022–23 net price). Compare that net price with other options.
Are there Latino students at Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio?
About 49 % of its students are Hispanic or Latino (total enrollment, fall 2023).
Does this aid apply to mixed-status families or students without an SSN?
It depends on the institution and the state. Ask the institution's financial aid office and the state's student aid agency directly.
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Sources & methodology
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education / NCES (net price by income, admissions, cost, graduation, demographics).
- The university's official net price calculator.
- Net price: IPEDS 2022-23 (SFA2223)
- Pell Grant: IPEDS 2022-23 (SFA2223)
- Demographics: IPEDS fall 2023 (EF2023A)
Data definitions
- Admit rate
- Open admission: the institution reports to IPEDS that it admits every applicant who meets minimum requirements (IC2023, OPENADMP = Yes); IPEDS publishes no ADM2023 rate for it.
- Graduation rate
- IPEDS does not publish the BAGR150 measure for this institution (adjusted 2017 cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor’s-degree-seeking undergraduates, at 150% of normal time; IPEDS GR2023).
- Hispanic or Latino students
- Share of total enrollment reported as Hispanic or Latino (IPEDS EF2023A, fall 2023).
- Pell Grant
- Share of undergraduates awarded a Pell Grant, the federal grant for low-income students (IPEDS SFA2223, 2022–23).
- Net price by family income
- Average paid, after grants and aid, by full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates awarded Title IV federal aid (IPEDS SFA2223, 2022–23, NPT4x2).
- Average net price (all incomes)
- Average paid, after grants and aid, by full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates who were awarded grant or scholarship aid from the federal government, state or local government, or the institution (IPEDS SFA2223, 2022–23, NPGRN2).