by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Galen College of Nursing - Louisville was awarded 41 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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Galen College of Nursing - Louisville was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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Since Galen College of Nursing - Louisville has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
At Galen College of Nursing - Louisville, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Galen College of Nursing - Louisville is 47%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Galen College of Nursing - Louisville is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,848 undergraduates at Galen College of Nursing - Louisville with 1,755 being full-time and 1,093 being part-time.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Galen College of Nursing - Louisville, approximately 91% of students took out student loans averaging $7,144 a year. That adds up to $28,576 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Galen College of Nursing - Louisville is 7.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Get more details about the location of Galen College of Nursing - Louisville.
Contact details for Galen College of Nursing - Louisville are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3050 Terra Crossing Blvd., Louisville, KY 40245 |
| Phone: | 502-410-6200 |
| Website: | www.galencollege.edu/louisville |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 623 | $67,568 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 4,268 students took at least one online class at Galen College of Nursing - Louisville. This is an increase from the 2,230 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,268 | 276 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,230 | 1,338 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,446 | 740 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,341 | 659 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,094 | 560 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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