Galen Health Institutes-Richmond
Tuition per year
$16,364
$33,392 with room and board
Undergraduates
454
Student-faculty ratio 12:1
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 2-year
- Location
- Richmond, Virginia
- Website
- galencollege.edu/campuses/richmond
- Undergraduates
- 454
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
Location
Richmond, Virginia
Suburb of a large city · In Richmond
Nearest international airport
- This collegeRichmond
- about 100 mi
- IADDulles
- Washington Dulles International Airport
Top-ranked colleges nearbyBox: U.S. News rank
- 3 United States Naval Academy LAC 1.3% 58 NE about 120 mi
- 8 Duke University 26% 4,516 SW about 130 mi
- 9 Johns Hopkins University 27% 8,152 N about 140 mi
- 12 Washington and Lee University LAC 7.8% 174 W about 110 mi
- 21 University of Richmond LAC 11% 403 N about 5 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.
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
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| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | $75,929 |
Students
454 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 8:92 · Freshman retention 76.5%
- Continuing undergraduates 267
- First-year undergraduates 37
- Transfers and others 150
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (454)
Where first-year students come from (fall 2024, 53 students)
- In state 53 · 100.0%
International Students
International share over the last 10 years
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2023
Cost
2025 cost per year
$33,392
- Undergraduate tuition
- $16,364
- Room and board
- $17,028
The college estimates books, transport and personal costs at about $5,301 a year on top of this.
Tuition rose -58% from 2023 to 2025; room and board rose 238%.
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
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.
Living in Richmond
32–50°F50–64°F64–77°Fabove 77°Fcoloured by monthly mean temperature
Jan is the coldest month, averaging 29 to 48°F; Jul is the warmest, 69 to 90°F; 8.8 in of snow a year, 48 in of precipitation a year.
- Community
- 3.6%of residents in Chesterfield County are Asian; 9.9% were born outside the U.S. (nationwide: 6.0% and 14%)
- Cost of living
- 97.9price index for the Richmond metro area (U.S. = 100): 2% below the national average; housing is 1% below
- Rent
- $1,420median one-bedroom rent in Chesterfield County; two-bedroom $1,584, U.S. one-bedroom $1,235
- Income
- $101,931median household income in Chesterfield 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 Richmond Intl Ap weather station (about 10 mi away). Rent is the median gross rent (utilities included) across all renters; asking rents for new leases are usually higher.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond · 5.0 mi
Liberal Arts #21
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Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond · 5.1 mi
U.S. News #156
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College of William and MaryWilliamsburg · 47.9 mi
U.S. News #52
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University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville · 64.6 mi
U.S. News #26
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George Mason UniversityFairfax · 92.4 mi
U.S. News #121
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James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg · 97.3 mi
U.S. News #137
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.