Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville
Tuition per year
$17,048
$34,076 with room and board
Undergraduates
668
Student-faculty ratio 12:1
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 4-year
- Website
- galencollege.edu/campuses/gainesville
- Undergraduates
- 668
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Also known as
- Galen College of Nursing
- Academic calendar
- Quarter
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Deb Jennings (Regional Dean)
- Phone
- 3522247324
- City
- Gainesville, Florida
- Address
- 7001 SW 24th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32607-3704
Location
Gainesville, Florida
Suburb of a midsize city · about 70 mi from Jacksonville
Nearest international airport
- This collegeGainesville
- about 90 mi
- SFBOrlando
- Orlando Sanford International Airport
Top-ranked colleges nearbyBox: U.S. News rank
- 34 University of Florida 9.1% 5,128 E about 4 mi
- 59 Florida State University 5.5% 2,418 NW about 130 mi
- 100 University of South Florida-Main Campus 11% 5,316 S about 110 mi
- 121 University of Central Florida 4.6% 3,215 SE about 100 mi
- 156 Florida A&M University 0.5% 46 NW about 120 mi
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Nearest international airport: the closest airport with at least four scheduled passenger flights a week to countries other than Canada and Mexico (US Department of Transportation data). Distances are straight-line.
Programs
2025 Graduates first majors
U.S. studentsInternational
Top 1 Bachelor's majors by graduates 2025, students
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All majors, graduates and earnings U.S. Department of Education data
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| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | $75,929-$78,918 |
Student body
668 students in 2025 · Freshman retention 62.5%
Enrollment Mix
- Continuing undergraduates 261
- First-year undergraduates 146
- Transfers and others 261
Where First-Year Students Come From fall 2024, 195 students
- In state 99.5%
- Out of state 0.5%
Undergraduate Gender Split
- Men 11%
- Women 89%
Out-of-state students came from 1 states, most from Georgia (1).
Undergraduate Race / Ethnicity 668
International Share last 10 yearsUndergraduates
2025 Undergraduates international students: 0.
Cost
2025 cost per year
$34,076
- Undergraduate tuition
- $17,048
- Room and board
- $17,028
The college estimates books, transport and personal costs at about $5,301 a year on top of this.
Tuition, Room & Board last 3 years, $ thousands
Tuition rose -62% from 2023 to 2025; room and board rose 238%.
Average Faculty Salary 2025, 9-month equivalent
Campus & Safety
Gainesville, Florida
50–64°F64–77°Fabove 77°Fcoloured by monthly mean temperature
Monthly precipitation (in)
Jan is the coldest month, averaging 43 to 67°F; Jul is the warmest, 71 to 92°F; almost no snow, 48 in of precipitation a year.
Living in Gainesville
- Community
- 6.1%of residents in Alachua County are Asian; 12% were born outside the U.S. (nationwide: 6.0% and 14%)
- Cost of living
- 96.7price index for the Gainesville, FL metro area (U.S. = 100): 3% below the national average; housing is 7% below
- Rent
- $1,161median one-bedroom rent in Alachua County; two-bedroom $1,390, U.S. one-bedroom $1,235
- Income
- $61,949median household income in Alachua County (U.S. $80,734)
Data: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2020–2024; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities, 2024; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. Temperatures are from the Gainesville 11 Wnw weather station (about 6 mi away). Rent is the median gross rent (utilities included) across all renters; asking rents for new leases are usually higher.
Campus safety Crime rate per 1,000
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
References and Data Sources
Data from the U.S. Department of Education, each school's Common Data Set, 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.