Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
Private for-profit school in San Antonio, Texas. 2,953 undergraduates. School website
- 87.8%
- first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, BSN, last 3 years pooled
- $30,273
- average net price a year, after grants and scholarships
- $78,918
- median pay of BSN graduates one year after finishing
How it compares
- Over its last 3 reporting years, Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio's BSN graduates passed the NCLEX-RN on their first try 87.8% of the time (933 test-takers), 1.2 points below the Texas BSN average of 89.0%.
- That puts it 40th of 54 ranked BSN programs in Texas on first-time pass rate.
- Its average net price of $30,273 a year is $12,790 above the $17,483 median of the 44 ranked programs with a published price.
- Its first-time pass rate fell 7.2 points between 2023 and 2025.
NCLEX pass rate by year
- 2023 118 first-time takers92.4%
- 2024 287 first-time takers90.6%
- 2025 528 first-time takers85.2%
Texas BSN average, latest year: 89.0%
Source: Texas board of nursing, calendar. Listed by the board as Galen College of Nursing.
- 2023 658 first-time takers90.0%
- 2024 724 first-time takers89.2%
- 2025 1,034 first-time takers81.9%
Source: Texas board of nursing, calendar. Listed by the board as Galen College of Nursing.
Nursing programs at Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
| Program | Graduates in 2023–24 | Median loan debt | Pay 1 year out | Accredited by | Online option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical nursing | 263 | $15,800 | $50,657 | – | No |
| Associate (ADN) | 556 | $24,166 | $75,929 | ACEN | No |
| Bachelor's (BSN) | 212 | $33,445 | $78,918 | – | No |
Graduates are IPEDS completions for 2023–24 and include RN-to-BSN completers. Debt is the median federal loan balance of graduates who borrowed; pay is the median earnings of graduates working one year out (2024 dollars). Both from the College Scorecard. A dash means the figure is not published. “Partly” means some, but not all, of the school's programs at this level can be completed fully online, such as an RN-to-BSN track.
About these figures
77% of first-time, full-time students at Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio finish within 150% of normal time (whole school, not nursing alone). Pass rates, cost and pay come from public sources listed on data sources and are combined by the method on how we rank programs. We do not accept payment to change a school's listing.
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