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Private nonprofit, 4-year

Sentara College of Health Sciences

Chesapeake, Virginia · www.sentara.edu

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Tuition per year

$2,840

2025

Peer median $18,677

Undergraduates

251

Student-faculty ratio 7:1

Peer median 11 : 1

“Peers” are all 221 private health professions schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).

About

Type
Private nonprofit, 4-year
Location
Chesapeake, Virginia
Website
www.sentara.edu
Undergraduates
251
Student-faculty ratio
7 : 1

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting
Large city
Nearest major city
Virginia Beach, about 10 mi
Nearest international airport
Norfolk International Airport (ORF), about 9 mi
Chesapeake, Virginia
Also known as
Sentara College
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Not applicable
President
Angela Taylor (President)
Phone
7573882900
City
Chesapeake, Virginia
Address
1441 Crossways Blvd, Suite 105, Chesapeake, VA 23320

School and Program Rankings

U.S. News school and program rankings · Click a school to see its programs, and a program for its full ranking

Undergraduate Rankings · 2027 edition

Nursing School#589▲35

Ranks in blue are top 10 · ▲▼ change from the previous edition · “—” means no overall ranking for that school · Medical schools are ranked in tiers since the 2025 edition

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Associate250 international (0.0%)
Bachelor's900 international (0.0%)
Master's230 international (0.0%)
Top 2 Bachelor's majors by graduates
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
85
Nursing Practice
5

U.S. studentsInternational

Popular graduate programs

  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse · Master's20 (0% international)
  • Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's3 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard

*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes

Health professionshas 138 graduates in 2025
MajorGraduate SalaryAssociateUnderMaster
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist.$61,643
Surgical Technology/Technologist.$61,643
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.$76,069-$81,097
Nursing Practice.$76,069-$81,097
Clinical Nurse Leader.$76,069-$81,097

Students

312 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 8:92

Undergraduate race and ethnicity (251)

White
135 · 53.8%
Black
42 · 16.7%
Two or more races
20 · 8.0%
Hispanic
18 · 7.2%
Asian
16 · 6.4%
International
15 · 6.0%
Unknown
2 · 0.8%

International Students

International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 221 private health professions schools in the U.S.

Undergraduates6.0%

15 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016

0% 5% 10% 2016: 0.0%2017: 0.0%2018: 0.0%2019: 0.0%2020: 0.0%2021: 0.0%2022: 0.0%2023: 0.0%2024: 0.0%2025: 6.0%
2016Peer median 0.0%2025
Graduate students0.0%

0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2019

0% 5% 10% 2019: 0.0%2020: 0.0%2021: 0.0%2022: 0.0%2023: 0.0%2024: 0.0%2025: 0.0%
2019Peer median 0.0%2025

Cost

2025 tuition

$2,840

Undergraduate tuition
$2,840
Graduate tuition
$3,639
Tuition and room and board over time

Peer median tuition + room and board $30,010 · all 221 private health professions schools in the U.S.

Tuition rose 30% from 2016 to 2025.

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$5.4M

Tuition and fees
$4.7M85.4%
Other
$795K14.6%

Expenses$11.6M

Instruction
$5.8M50.4%
Institutional support
$3.7M32.3%
Student services
$1.3M11.4%
Academic support
$583K5.0%
Other
$104K0.9%

Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)

Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 221 private health professions schools in the U.S.

All faculty
$80,749peers $67,788
Professor
$101,832peers $85,183
Associate professor
$88,146peers $76,269
Assistant professor
$77,111peers $67,938
Instructor
$72,192peers $60,861

Campus Life

Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA

No athlete data available for 2025.

No athlete data available for 2024.

No athlete data available for 2023.

Nearby & Safety

Ranked colleges nearby

Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

Peer median 0.0 · all 221 private health professions schools in the U.S.

Incidents, 2023–2025

Motor vehicle theft
3
Drug arrests
3
Rape
2
Domestic violence
2
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1

From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.

References and Data Sources

Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.