Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay
Private for-profit school in Saint Petersburg, Florida. 1,465 undergraduates. School website
- 93.4%
- first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, BSN, last 3 years pooled
- $27,950
- 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-Tampa Bay's BSN graduates passed the NCLEX-RN on their first try 93.4% of the time (484 test-takers), 6.4 points above the Florida BSN average of 87.0%.
- That puts it 11th of 45 ranked BSN programs in Florida on first-time pass rate.
- Its average net price of $27,950 a year is $2,110 above the $25,840 median of the 34 ranked programs with a published price.
- Its first-time pass rate fell 9.1 points between 2023 and 2025.
NCLEX pass rate by year
- 2023 153 first-time takers97.4%
- 2024 151 first-time takers95.4%
- 2025 180 first-time takers88.3%
Florida BSN average, latest year: 87.0%
Source: Florida board of nursing, calendar. Listed by the board as GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING - BS (US70513000); GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING - GAINESVILLE - BS (US70517700); GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING - PEMBROKE PINES - BS (US70516700); GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING - SARASOTA - BS (US70517800).
- 2023 490 first-time takers89.2%
- 2024 523 first-time takers93.3%
- 2025 776 first-time takers87.4%
Source: Florida board of nursing, calendar. Listed by the board as GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING - ADN (US70401100); GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING - GAINESVILLE - ADN (US70421500); GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING - PEMBROKE PINES - ADN (US70419900); GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING - SARASOTA - ADN (US70421400).
Nursing programs at Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay
| Program | Graduates in 2023–24 | Median loan debt | Pay 1 year out | Accredited by | Online option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical nursing | 15 | $15,800 | $50,657 | – | No |
| Associate (ADN) | 325 | $24,166 | $75,929 | ACEN | No |
| Bachelor's (BSN) | 146 | $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
49% of first-time, full-time students at Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay 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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