Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke
Tuition per year
$16,364
$33,392 with room and board
Undergraduates
315
Student-faculty ratio 12:1
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 2-year
- Location
- Roanoke, Virginia
- Website
- www.galencollege.edu/roanoke
- Undergraduates
- 315
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
Location
Roanoke, Virginia
Suburb of a midsize city · about 80 mi from Winston-Salem
Nearest international airport
- This collegeRoanoke
- about 120 mi
- RDURaleigh/Durham
- Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Top-ranked colleges nearbyBox: U.S. News rank
- 8 Duke University 26% 4,516 SE about 110 mi
- 12 Washington and Lee University LAC 7.8% 174 NE about 50 mi
- 16 Davidson College LAC 11% 201 S about 130 mi
- 21 University of Richmond LAC 11% 403 E about 140 mi
- 26 University of Virginia-Main Campus 9.6% 2,543 NE about 100 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
315 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 6:94 · Freshman retention 56.7%
- Continuing undergraduates 106
- First-year undergraduates 52
- Transfers and others 157
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (315)
Where first-year students come from (fall 2024, 82 students)
- In state 80 · 97.6%
- Out of state 2 · 2.4%
Out-of-state students came from 2 states, most from Delaware (1), West Virginia (1).
International Students
International share over the last 10 years
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2024
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.
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 Roanoke
32–50°F50–64°F64–77°Fabove 77°Fcoloured by monthly mean temperature
Jan is the coldest month, averaging 29 to 47°F; Jul is the warmest, 67 to 88°F; 15 in of snow a year, 43 in of precipitation a year.
- Community
- 6.9%of residents in Cave Spring are Asian; 11% were born outside the U.S. (nationwide: 6.0% and 14%)
- Cost of living
- 93.6price index for the Roanoke, VA metro area (U.S. = 100): 6% below the national average; housing is 22% below
- Rent
- $954median one-bedroom rent in Cave Spring; two-bedroom $1,282, U.S. one-bedroom $1,235
- Income
- $87,539median household income in Cave Spring (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 Roanoke Rgnl Ap 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.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg · 21.3 mi
U.S. News #52
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Washington and Lee UniversityLexington · 49.5 mi
Liberal Arts #12
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Virginia Military InstituteLexington · 49.8 mi
Liberal Arts #62
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Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem · 78.2 mi
U.S. News #34
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University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro · 82.5 mi
U.S. News #208
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North Carolina A&T State UniversityGreensboro · 82.6 mi
U.S. News #219
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.